1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 107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 twi
2、ce. 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 When did this story happen? on
3、 a _ . 7 What the author and his wife are waiting for? _ . 8 The Hole Mill belongs to . 9 What color is the sweater Mrs. N was dressed in? _ . 10 A second figure appeared behind _ . PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds
4、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. 11 According to the speaker, how do commuters feel about crossing the
5、 Golden Gate Bridge by car? （ A） They are delighted because they can enjoy the scenery while driving. （ B） They are frightened because traffic accidents are frequent. （ C） They are irritated because the bridge is jammed with cars. （ D） They arc pleased because it saves them much time. 12 What does t
6、he speaker say about ferry commuters? （ A） They dont have their own cars to drive to work. （ B） Many of them are romantic by temperament. （ C） Most of them enjoy the drinks on the boat. （ D） They tend to be friendlier to each other. 13 How do commuters respond to plans for the future of the ferry? （
7、 A） Many welcome the idea of having more bars on board. （ B） Many prefer the ferry to maintain its present speed. （ C） Some suggest improving the design of the deck. （ D） Some object to using larger luxury boats. 14 According to the passage ,what type of food/drink is most likely to cause dental dec
8、ay? （ A） Coca Cola （ B） Sausage. （ C） Milk. （ D） Fried chicken. 15 What does the passage tell us about the condition of Dr Forsdics teeth? （ A） He has had thirteen decayed teeth. （ B） He doesnt have a single decayed tooth. （ C） He has fewer decayed teeth than other people of its age. （ D） He never h
9、ad a single tooth pulled out before he was fifty. 16 What does Dr Forsdic suggest to prevent dental decay? （ A） Brush your teeth right before you go to bed in the evening. （ B） Have as few of your teeth pulled out as possible. （ C） Have your teeth X-rayed at regular intervals. （ D） Clean your teeth
10、shortly after eating. 17 What does the speaker say about the future of this type of unusual food? （ A） It will be consumed by more and more young people. （ B） It will become the first course at dinner parties. （ C） It will have to be changed to suit local tastes. （ D） It is unlikely to be enjoyed by
11、 most people. 18 What is one of the reasons for peoples dissatisfaction with the traditional banks? （ A） Their business hours are limited. （ B） Their safety measures are inadequate. （ C） Their banking procedures are complicated. （ D） They dont have enough service windows. 19 What kind of customers d
12、oes online banking most appeal to? （ A） People who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another. （ B） Young people who are fond of modern technology. （ C） Young people who are wealthy and well-educated. （ D） People who have computers at home. 20 Why did banks create online services accordi
13、ng to the passage? （ A） To compete for customers. （ B） To reduce the size of their staff. （ C） To provide services for distant clients. （ D） To expand their operations at a lower cost. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each number
14、ed blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 【 21】 _ only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, 【 22】 _ embarrassed. You have to take a com
15、muter train any morning or evening to 【 23】 _ the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a comer; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive. 【 24】 _ , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior
16、which, 【 25】 _ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of 【 26】 _ . It has been known as a fact that a British has a 【 27】 _ for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 【 28】 _ . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom 【 29
17、】 _ forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and 【 30】 _ to everyone. This may be so. 【 31】 _ a British cannot have much 【 32】 _ in the weathermen, who, alter promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong 【 33】 _ a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to
18、all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate - or as inaccurate - as the weathermen in his 【 34】_ . Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 【 35】 _ weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are 【 36】
19、 _ by comments on the weather. “Nice day, isnt it?“ “Beautiful day!“ may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?“ 【 37】 _ the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. 【 38】 _ he wants to start a conversation
20、 with a British but is 【 39】 _ to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a sale subject which will 【 40】 _ an answer from even the most reserved of the British. 21 【 21】 （ A） relaxed （ B） frustrated （ C） amused （ D） exhausted 22 【 22】 （ A） yet （ B） otherwise
21、 （ C） even （ D） so 23 【 23】 （ A） experience （ B） witness （ C） watch （ D） undergo 24 【 24】 （ A） Deliberately （ B） Consequently （ C） Frequently （ D） Apparently 25 【 25】 （ A） unless （ B） once （ C） while （ D） as 26 【 26】 （ A） suspicion （ B） opposition （ C） criticism （ D） praise 27 【 27】 （ A） emotion （ B
22、） fancy （ C） likelihood （ D） judgement 28 【 28】 （ A） at length （ B） to a great extent （ C） from his heart （ D） by all means 29 【 29】 （ A） follows （ B） predicts （ C） defies （ D） supports 30 【 30】 （ A） dedication （ B） compassion （ C） contemplation （ D） speculation 31 【 31】 （ A） Still （ B） Also （ C） Ce
23、rtainly （ D） Fundamentally 32 【 32】 （ A） faith （ B） reliance （ C） honor （ D） credit 33 【 33】 （ A） if （ B） once （ C） when （ D） whereas 34 【 34】 （ A） propositions （ B） predictions （ C） approval （ D） defiance 35 【 35】 （ A） about （ B） on （ C） in （ D） to 36 【 36】 （ A） started （ B） conducted （ C） replaced
24、 （ D） proposed 37 【 37】 （ A） Since （ B） Although （ C） However （ D） Only if 38 【 38】 （ A） Even if （ B） Because （ C） If （ D） For 39 【 39】 （ A） at a loss （ B） at last （ C） in group （ D） on the occasion 40 【 40】 （ A） stimulate （ B） constitute （ C） furnish （ D） provoke Part B Directions: Read the followi
25、ng four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Aside from. perpetuating itself, the sole purpose of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters is to “foster, assist and sustain an interest“ in literature, music, and
26、art. This it does by enthusiastically handing out money. Annual cash awards axe given to deserving artists in various categories of creativity: architecture, musical composition, theater, novels, serious poetry, light verse, painting, and sculpture. One award subsidizes a promising American writers
27、visit to Rome. There is even an award for a very good work of fiction that failed commercially once won by kite young John. Updike for The Poorhouse Fair and, more recently, by Alice Walker for In Love and Trouble The awards and prizes total about 750,000 a year, but most of them range in size from
28、5,000 to 12,500, a welcome sum to many young practitioners whose work may not bring in that much money in a year. One of the advantages of the awards is that many go to the struggling artists, rather than to those who are already successful Members of the Academy and Institute are not eligible for a
29、ny cash prizes. Another advantage is that, unlike the National Endowment for the Arts or similar institutions throughout the world, there is no government money involved. Awards are made by committee. Each of the three departments, Literature (120 members), Art (83), Music (47), has a committee deal
30、ing with its own field. Committee membership rotates every year, so that new voices and opinions are constantly heard. The most financially rewarding of all the Academy-Institute awards are the Mildred arid Harold Strauss Livings. Harold Strauss, a devoted editor at Alfred A. Knopf, the New York pub
31、lishing house, and Mildred Strauss, his wife, were wealthy and childless. They left the Academy4nstitute a unique be- quest: for five consecutive years, two distinguished (and financially needy) writers would receive enough money so that they could devote themselves entirely to “prose literature“ (n
32、o plays, no poetry, and no paying job that might distract). In 1983, the first Strauss Livings of 35,000 a year went to short-story writer Raymond Carver and novelist-essayist Cynthia Ozick. By 1988, the fund had grown enough so that two winners, novelists Diane Johnson and Robert Stone, each got 50
33、, 000 a year for five years. 41 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Award -winning works of literature. （ B） An organization that supports the arts. （ C） Introduce some awards in literature and arts. （ D） Public patrons of the arts. 42 The word “sole“ in paragraphl is closest in meaning to wh
34、ich of the following word? （ A） only （ B） single （ C） solemn （ D） significant 43 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） Harold Strauss and his wife both earns a good living. （ B） Raymond Carver earns his living by writing short stories. （ C） The money devoted by Harold Strauss and his wife
35、would quickly drain out. （ D） Diane Johnson and Robert Stone are not professional editors like Harold Strauss. 44 What is one of the significant advantages of the Academy-Institute awards mentioned in the passage? （ A） They have a steady subsidization from the public. （ B） They are often given to in
36、famous artists. （ C） They allow new voices and opinions. （ D） They make great contribution to the progress of will-being artists. 45 The passage shows that the authors attitude toward these awards is_. （ A） interested. （ B） indifferent. （ C） approval. （ D） suspicious. 45 As the merchant class expand
37、ed in the eighteenth-century North American colonies, the silver- smith and the coppersmith businesses rose to serve it. Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities. No ot
38、her colonial artisans rivaled the silversmiths prestige. They handled the most expensive materials and possessed direct connections to prosperous colonies merchants. Their products, primarily silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers prominence. Silver
39、stood as one of the surest ways to store wealth at a time before neighborhood banks existed. Unlike the silver coins from which they were made, silver articles were readily identifiable. Of- ten formed to individual specifications, they always carried the silversmiths distinctive markings and conseq
40、uently could be traced and retrieved. Customers generally secured the silver for the silver objects they ordered. They saved coins, took them to smiths, and discussed the type of pieces they de- sired. Silversmiths complied with these requests by melting the money in a small furnace, adding a bit of
41、 copper to form a stronger alloy, and casting the alloy in rectangular blocks. They hammered these ingots to the appropriate thickness by hand, shaped them, and pressed designs into them for adornment. Engraving was also done by hand. In addition to plates and bowls, some customers sought more intri
42、cate products, such as silver teapots. These were matured in eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities. Coppers ability to conduct heat efficiently and to resist corrosion contributed to its attractiveness. But because it was expensive in colonial America, coppersmiths were never very nume
43、rous. Virtue by shaping or casting parts separately and then soldering them together. Colonial coppersmithing also came of age in the elly all copper worked by smiths was imported as sheets or obtained by recycling old copper goods. Copper was used for practical items, but it was not admired for its
44、 beauty. Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home. They shaped it in much the same manner as silver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin. They also mixed it with zinc to make brass for maritime and scientific instruments. 46 The word “exalted“ in paragraph 1 is closest
45、 in meaning to_. （ A） unusual. （ B） prominence. （ C） high. （ D） superior. 47 In colonial America, where did coppersmiths usually obtain the material to make copper articles? （ A） From their own mines. （ B） From importers. （ C） From customers. （ D） It is unknown from this article. 48 It can be inferr
46、ed from the passage that silversmiths and articles coppersmiths in colonial America were similar in which of the following ways? （ A） The amount of social prestige they had. （ B） The techniques they used. （ C） The consumers they served. （ D） The practicality of goods they made. 49 According to the p
47、assage, which of the following was probably true about copper in the colonies? （ A） The copper used by colonists was not effective in conducting heat. （ B） The copper items created by colonial coppersmiths were not skillfully made. （ C） There were no local copper mines from which copper could be obt
48、ained. （ D） The copper there is not proper to be made into embellishments. 50 The next part of the passage would most probably deal with _. （ A） Some information about the coppersmith. （ B） The similarities and differences between coppersmith and silversmith. （ C） Some other outcomes with the expand
49、ing of merchant class. （ D） The disappear of traditional jobs as coppersmith and silversmith. 50 Fossils are the remains and traces of ancient plant and animal lives that are more than 10,000 years old. They range in size from microscopic structures to dinosaur skeletons and complete bodies of enormous animals. Skeletons of extinct species of human are also considered fossils. An environment favorable
