1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 110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 The person wanted by the polic
3、e is named _ . 7 According to the police, the wanted person will probably first go to_ . 8 The man will probably go to Cornfield but not for _ . 9 How will the man probably go to Cornfield? 10 How will the man probably try to leave the country? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or mon
4、ologues. 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. 11 Whe
5、n did the Polos arrive in China? （ A） In 1271 （ B） In 1274 （ C） In 1275 （ D） In 1292 12 Why did the Polos decide to leave China after seventeen years? （ A） Because they were homesick. （ B） Because they lost the emperors favor. （ C） Because the emperor died and the Mongol Empire was falling apart. （
6、D） Because the hostile court officials might harm them once the emperor died. 13 How long was the journey home for the Polos? （ A） four years （ B） three years （ C） twenty-four years （ D） five years 14 What does the man think about the weather where he now lives? （ A） Its too hot. （ B） Its too humid.
7、 （ C） It snows too much. （ D） It snows too little. 15 What does the conversation tell us about the new job the man is talking about? （ A） It will offer him a better opportunity for career development. （ B） It requires a lot of experience in business management. （ C） He is quite confident that he can
8、 get it. （ D） He has to be in interviewed twice for the job. 16 How does the woman feel about moving? （ A） excited （ B） reluctant （ C） scared （ D） delight 17 When was the news broadcast? （ A） At night. （ B） At noon. （ C） In the morning. （ D） In the afternoon. 18 What is the first item of the news ab
9、out? （ A） About Germans on strike. （ B） About a new-type airplane. （ C） About an air crash. （ D） About rescue workers in UK Motor. 19 Why did the workers go on strike? （ A） They wanted higher pay. （ B） They wanted fewer working hours. （ C） They wanted better working conditions. （ D） They wanted an a
10、nnual three-week holiday. 20 What do you think of the weather that day? （ A） Rainy （ B） Warm （ C） Cold （ D） Changeable 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Most people w
11、ho travel long distances complain of jetlag (喷气飞行时差反应 ). Jetlag makes business travelers less productive and more prone 【 21】 _ making mistakes. It is actually caused by 【 22】 _ of your “body clock“ a small cluster of brain cells that controls the timing of biological 【 23】 _ . The body clock is des
12、igned for a 【 24】 _ rhythm of daylight and darkness, so that it is thrown out of balance when it 【 25】 _ daylight and darkness at the “wrong“ times in a new time zone. The 【 26】 _ of jetlag often persist for days 【 27】 _ the internal body clock slowly adjusts to the new time zone. Now a new anti-jet
13、lag system is 【 28】 _ that is based on proven 【 29】 _ pioneering scientific re- search. Dr. Martin Moore-Ere has 【 30】 _ a practical strategy to adjust the body clock much sooner to the new time zone 【 31】 _ controlled exposure to bright light. The time zone shift is easy to accomplish and eliminate
14、s 【 32】 _ of the discomfort of jetlag. A successful time zone shift depends on knowing the exact times to either 【 33】 _ or avoid bright light. Exposure to light at the wrong time can actually make jetlag worse. The proper schedule 【 34】 _ light exposure depends a great deal on 【 35】 _ travel plans.
15、 Data on a specific flight itinerary (旅行路线 ) and the individuals sleep 【 36】 _ are used to produce a Trip Guide with 【 37】 _ on exactly when to be exposed to bright light. When the Trip Guide calls 【 38】 _ bright light you should spend time outdoors if possible. If it is dark outside, or the weather
16、 is bad, 【 39】 _ you are on an aero plane, you can use a special light device to provide the necessary light 【 40】 _ for a range of activities such as reading, watching TV or working. 21 【 21】 （ A） for （ B） from （ C） to （ D） of 22 【 22】 （ A） rupture （ B） corruption （ C） eruption （ D） disruption 23 【
17、 23】 （ A） actions （ B） functions. （ C） reflection （ D） behavior 24 【 24】 （ A） regular （ B） formal （ C） continual （ D） circular 25 【 25】 （ A） retains （ B） encounters （ C） possesses （ D） experiences 26 【 26】 （ A） diseases （ B） symptoms （ C） signs （ D） defects 27 【 27】 （ A） while （ B） whereas （ C） if （
18、 D） although 28 【 28】 （ A） adaptable （ B） approachable （ C） available （ D） agreeable 29 【 29】 （ A） broad （ B） inclusive （ C） tentative （ D） extensive 30 【 30】 （ A） devised （ B） recognized （ C） scrutinized （ D） visualized 31 【 31】 （ A） at （ B） through （ C） in （ D） as 32 【 32】 （ A） most （ B） least （ C
19、） little （ D） more 33 【 33】 （ A） attain （ B） shed （ C） retrieve （ D） seek 34 【 34】 （ A） on （ B） with （ C） for （ D） in 35 【 35】 （ A） unique （ B） specific （ C） complicated （ D） peculiar 36 【 36】 （ A） norm （ B） mode （ C） pattern （ D） style 37 【 37】 （ A） directories （ B） instructions （ C） specifications
20、 （ D） commentaries 38 【 38】 （ A） off （ B） on （ C） for （ D） up 39 【 39】 （ A） or （ B） and （ C） but （ D） while 40 【 40】 （ A） agitation （ B） spur （ C） acceleration （ D） stimulus Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your an
21、swers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 It was the worst tragedy in maritime (航海的 ) history, six times more deadly than the Titanic. When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes (鱼雷 ) fired from a Russian submarine in the final winter of World War II, more than 10,000 people mostly women, c
22、hildren and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germany were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go down. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succ
23、eeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately.“ Ill never forget the screams,“ says Christa Ntitzmann, 87, one of the 1,400 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark grave and into seeming
24、nothingness, rarely mentioned for more than halt a century. Now Germanys Nobel Prize-winning author Gtinter Grass has revived the memory of the 9,000 dead, including more than 4,000 children with his latest novel Crab Walk, published last month. The book, which will be out in English next year, does
25、nt dwell on the sinking; its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later: “Nobody wrested to hear about it, not here in the West (of Germany) and not at all in the East.“ The reason was obvious. As Grass put it in a recent interview with the weekly Die Woche: “Be
26、cause the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant, we didnt have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings.“ The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable and necessary. By unreservedly owning up to their countrys monstrous crimes in t
27、he Second World War, Ger- mans have managed to win acceptance abroad, marginalize (使 不得势 ) the NcoNazis at home and make peace with their neighbors. Todays unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting abo
28、ut painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that theyre now earned the right to discuss the full historical re- cord. Not to equate German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terr
29、ible tragedy. 41 Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history? （ A） It was attacked by Russian torpedoes. （ B） Most of its passengers were frozen to death. （ C） Its victims were mostly women and children. （ D） It caused the largest number of c
30、asualties. 42 Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when_. （ A） a strong ice storm tilted the ship. （ B） the cruise ship sank all of a sudden. （ C） the badly damaged ship leaned toward one side. （ D） the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats. 43 The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was
31、little talked about for more than half a century because Germans_. （ A） were eager to win international acceptance. （ B） felt guilty for their crimes in World War II. （ C） had been pressured to keep silent about it. （ D） were afraid of offending their neighbors. 44 How does Gunter Grass revive the m
32、emory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy? （ A） By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack. （ B） By describing the ships sinking in great detail. （ C） By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche. （ D） By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman. 45 It can be learned from the passa
33、ge that Germans no longer think that _. （ A） they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy. （ B） the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nations past misdeeds. （ C） Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War II. （ D
34、） it is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countries. 45 Given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say about their school experience. In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in
35、all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. Few MacArthur Prize fellows, winners of the MacArthur Award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been p
36、laced in advanced programs. Anecdotal (名人轶事 ) reports support this. Pablo Picasso, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Oliver Goldsmith, and William Butler Yeats all disliked school. So did Winston Churchill, who almost failed out of Harrow, an elite British school. About Oliver Goldsmith, one of his teache
37、rs remarked, “Never was so dull a boy. “ Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated. Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their gifts were not scholast
38、ic. Maybe we can account for Picasso in this way. But most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest. Yeats described the lack of fit between his mind and school: “Because I had found it difficult to attend to an
39、ything less interesting than my own thoughts, I was difficult to teach.“ As noted earlier, gifted children of all kinds tend to be strong-willed nonconformists. Nonconformity and stubbornness (and Yeatss level of arrogance and self-absorption) are likely to lead to Conflicts with teachers. When high
40、ly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy (神童 ) studied by David Feldman and Lynn Goldsmith was taught far more about writing by his journa
41、list father than his English teacher. High-IQ children, in Australia studied by Miraca Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took h
42、onors classes when available, and some skipped grades. 46 The main point the author is making about schools is that_. （ A） they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgrounds. （ B） they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students. （ C） they should organi
43、ze their classes according to the students ability. （ D） they should enroll as many gifted students as possible. 47 The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmiths teachers_. （ A） to provide support for his argument. （ B） to illustrate the strong will of some gifted children. （ C） to expla
44、in how dull students can also be successful. （ D） to show how poor Olivers performance was at school. 48 Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who_. （ A） paid no attention to their teachers in class. （ B） contradicted their teachers much too often. （ C） could not cope with their stu
45、dies at school successfully. （ D） behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers. 49 Many gifted people attributed their success_. （ A） mainly to parental help and their education at home. （ B） both to school instruction and to their rparents coaching. （ C） more to their parents
46、 encouragement than to school training. （ D） less to their systematic education than to their talent. 50 The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that_. （ A） their nonconformity brought them a lot of trouble. （ B） they were seldom praised by their teachers.
47、 （ C） school courses failed to inspire or motivate them. （ D） teachers were usually far stricter than their parents. 50 When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. Its Linda Tripp,
48、not the FBI, who is facing charges under Marylands laws against secret telephone taping. Its our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms. Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. Th
49、e legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will. As an example of whats going on, consider U. S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called Member- Works with sensitive customer data such as names, phone numbers, bank-accounts
