1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 114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 speaker makes an announcem
3、ent about the afternoon _. 7 The first show will begin in the marine arena at _. 8 If visitors provide food the animals, this may upset the animals _. 9 A tour to the giant bird cage will be guided by _. 10 If people have any inquiries, they can go to the information ask at _. PART C Directions: You
4、 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
5、hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Who is Eugene Lang? （ A） A successful US businessman. （ B） A successful Chinese businessman. （ C） A US teacher. （ D） A priest. 12 What did Eugene call his project? （ A） Future America. （ B） Hope Project. （ C） For Children. （ D） I Have A Dream. 13 How many states did the
6、 project expand to? （ A） Thirty. （ B） Twenty-seven. （ C） Eleven. （ D） Fifty-four. 14 Which one of the following is a sign of heart failure? （ A） Breathing difficulties. （ B） High blood pressure. （ C） Headache. （ D） High body temprature. 15 What is the leading cause of hospital treatment for people a
7、ged sixty-five and older in U.S. ? （ A） High blood pressure. （ B） Car accident. （ C） Heart failure. （ D） Lung cancer. 16 Researchers found hospital admissions for heart failure have_. （ A） increased （ B） dropped （ C） been the same for twenty years （ D） disappeared 17 What will the minimum temperatur
8、e be in the south during the night? （ A） Ten degrees. （ B） Fifteen degrees. （ C） Twenty degrees. （ D） Twenty-five degrees. 18 On what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was given? （ A） Wednesday. （ B） Thursday. （ C） Friday. （ D） Saturday. 19 What will be the general feeling about the
9、 weekend in the Netherlands? （ A） Cloudy and occasional rain. （ B） Sunny and no rain. （ C） Not settled. （ D） Occasional sunshine. 20 What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend? （ A） Most of England. （ B） Scotland only. （ C） Northern Ireland. （ D） No place. 一、 Section II Use of Engl
10、ish (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 Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 【 21】 _ an event takes place; newspaper
11、s are on the streets 【 22】 _ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to 【 23】 _ the news. Newspapers have one basic 【 24】 _ , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 【 25】 _ it. Radio, telegraph, televis
12、ion, and 【 26】 _ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 【 27】 _ , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 【 28】 _ and thus the
13、efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 【 29】 _ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 【 30】 _ of the latest news, todays newspapers 【 31】 _ and influence readers about politics and other important
14、and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers economic choices 【 32】 _ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 【 33】 _ . Newspapers are sold at a price that 【 34】 _ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 【 35】 _ of income for most newspapers is commer
15、cial advertising. The 【 36】 _ in selling advertising depends on a newspapers value to advertisers. This 【 37】 _ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 【 38】 _ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 【 39】 _ in a newspap
16、ers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers value to readers as a source of information 【 40】 _ the community, city, country, state, nation, and world and even outer space. 21 【 21】 （ A） Just when （ B） While （ C） Soon after （ D） Before 22 【 22】 （ A） to give （ B） giving （ C）
17、 given （ D） being given 23 【 23】 （ A） gather （ B） spread （ C） carry （ D） bring 24 【 24】 （ A） reason （ B） cause （ C） problem （ D） purpose 25 【 25】 （ A） make （ B） publish （ C） know （ D） write 26 【 26】 （ A） another （ B） other （ C） one another （ D） the other 27 【 27】 （ A） However （ B） And （ C） Therefore
18、 （ D） So 28 【 28】 （ A） value （ B） ratio （ C） rate （ D） speed 29 【 29】 （ A） spread （ B） passed （ C） printed （ D） completed 30 【 30】 （ A） inform （ B） be informed （ C） to be informed （ D） informed 31 【 31】 （ A） entertain （ B） encourage （ C） educate （ D） edit 32 【 32】 （ A） on （ B） through （ C） with （ D）
19、 of 33 【 33】 （ A） forms （ B） existence （ C） contents （ D） purpose 34 【 34】 （ A） tries to cover （ B） manages to cover （ C） fails to cover （ D） succeeds in 35 【 35】 （ A） source （ B） origin （ C） course （ D） finance 36 【 36】 （ A） way （ B） means （ C） chance （ D） success 37 【 37】 （ A） measures （ B） measur
20、ed （ C） Is measured （ D） was measured 38 【 38】 （ A） somewhat （ B） little （ C） much （ D） something 39 【 39】 （ A） offering （ B） offered （ C） which offered （ D） to be offered 40 【 40】 （ A） by （ B） with （ C） at （ D） about Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each
21、text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Writer Kenneth Davis says American history is full of adventure and surprises. The author of the book Dont Know Much about History is slowly convincing Americans that the subject isnt boring. Mr. Davis says he first felt the for
22、ce of history as a nine-year old child when he visited Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of an historic 1863 battle in the American Civil War. Some 50, 000 soldiers on the Northern and Southern sides were either killed or wounded there. “Standing there in those fields in the summer heat, feeling so
23、mething extraordinary had happened here, you cant stand in that place and not feel that youre in the midst of something extraordinary and something very deep,“ he says. “So for me, history was always about the humanity, the people, and not always necessarily the famous people.“ He says the great soc
24、ial or political movements in the United States often started with ordinary people. “Whether were talking about the abolition of slavery, the movement for women to vote, the suffrage movement as it was called, even the temperance movement that prohibited alcohol, the civil rights movement, all these
25、 things came from the bottom up, they were grassroots movements, usually that the politicians resisted to the very end and had to be dragged kicking and screaming every inch of the way, “he notes. Mr. Davis recounts the stories of such movements in his book, which has now sold 1.5 million copies. He
26、 has written similar works on geography, the Bible, and other subjects for both adults and children. He says one lesson he draws from history is that people can change the country by mobilizing their neighbors or by voting. Sometimes, he adds, change comes about through the force of an individual pe
27、rsonality. “Whether its a Washington and a Thomas Jefferson in the early days of America or a Franklin D. Roosevelt, or a Ronald Reagan, these are people whose personalities and character do absolutely make a difference on their times,“ he adds. He says these people were often flawed. Jefferson, for
28、 example ,was a great champion of liberty and author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. But he was also a slave owner. And two of the countrys founding fathers were locked in a bitter feud that proved deadly for one of them. “200 years ago, on July 11, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr faced o
29、ff at 10 paces and Burr shoots Hamilton and kills him in a duel, “he says. “This was the sitting vice president of America and the former secretary of the treasury of America. Can you imagine today Vice President Dick Cheney challengingformer treasury secretary Paul ONeill to aduel because he didnt
30、like his book? That moment speaks to the extraordinary larger-than-life characters who have peopled American history during these 228 years since we became a nation.“ While Americans often overlook such episodes, not all the stories they cherish are accurate. For example, the tale is widely told abo
31、ut George Washington cutting down a cherry tree as a youngster, then admitting it to his father, unable to tell a lie. As far as historians know, it never happened. But the writer says the real story of the nation is much more interesting than the list of dates and battles taught in schools. He says
32、 the story is as engaging as any found in fiction. 41 What does the phrase“ grassroots movements“( in L4, Para. 2)mean? （ A） Movements led by influential leaders. （ B） Movements started with ordinary people. （ C） Widespread movements echoed by people across the country. （ D） Movements started from r
33、ural areas. 42 What do you know from the passage about the book Dont Know Much about History? （ A） The authors name is Kenneth Davis. （ B） It is a boring book about US histories. （ C） The book has been sold over 2 million copies. （ D） Both Aand C. 43 Gettysburg is_. （ A） the site of a major Union vi
34、ctory in the Civil War （ B） in the state of Pennsylvania （ C） famous for Abraham Lincolns famous Gettysburg Address （ D） all of above 44 Which of the following is a false story according to the author? （ A） George Washington cutting down a cherry tree and admitting it to his father. （ B） Jefferson w
35、as a slave owner. （ C） Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were locked in a bitter feud. （ D） Dick Cheney challenging former treasury secretary Paul ONeill. 45 We can describe Kenneth Davis as_. （ A） publisher of the book Dont Know Much about History （ B） an author challenging peoples common belief in
36、 historical figures （ C） a writer writing only about historical events and figures （ D） a great politician 45 One of the most powerful tools ever developed is the P. C., the personal computer. One of the companies important to the history of the P. C. is Apple Computer. Apple is based in Cupertino,
37、California. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started-the company in nineteen-seventy-six. Mister Wozniak designed an early personal computer, the Apple One. At that time, people who wanted to work with computers often built their own, or used larger systems. Early personal computers had limited uses. Us
38、ers had to write commands. This was true of the Apple One. But other Apple computers operated with a system known as a graphical user interface. Users chose from little pictures called icons. Researchers at Xerox designed such a system. But Apple was the first to make it popular. Today most personal
39、 computers use icons. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs tried to sell their ideas to other companies. They were rejected. But soon they found investors. Apple began to sell shares to the public in nineteen-eighty. The company became worth more than one-thousand-million dollars. In nineteen-eighty-one, In
40、ternational Business Machines began to sell a personal computer that many people bought. I. B. M. was the biggest computer company in the world. But Apple was known for its creativity. In nineteen-eighty-four, it released the first Macintosh. These computers were simple to use. Over the years, Apple
41、 gained a following of loyal users. But then lower-priced computers appeared. These used the Windows operating system made by Microsoft. Most personal computers today use Windows. Apple does not compete with makers of low-cost computers. Many of its computers are designed for special uses like video
42、 and music production. The brain of a computer is the processor. For years, Apple used processors made by Motorola. In two-thousand-and-three, Apple joined with I. B. M. to create a faster processor. But Apple still has only a small share of the computer market. Now, one of its most popular products
43、 is the iPod. This is a small music player. It can store up to one-thousand songs. Apple says it sold more than eight-hundred-thousand iPods in the three months ending in March. Apple reported a profit of forty-six million dollars for the period. It says the iPod greatly helped sales. 46 What does t
44、he passage mainly talk about? （ A） Apple Computer Company. （ B） Cooperation between Apple and IBM. （ C） Apples new product iPod. （ D） The history of P. C 47 Apple Computer has a history of_. （ A） nearly thirty years （ B） more than forty years （ C） only over ten years （ D） more than one hundred years
45、 48 Which one of the following is not part of Apples successful story? （ A） To introduce Apple One, an early personal computer. （ B） To introduce a graphical user interface which became very popular later. （ C） To lower the prices of Apple computers by large margin to increase consumer loyalty. （ D）
46、 To introduce iPod music player which sells well worldwide. 49 Which of the following company was cooperating with Apple Computer in processor supply? （ A） Motorola. （ B） Nokia. （ C） Macintosh. （ D） ipod. 50 Which of the following is wrong about iPod? （ A） It is a music player introduced by Apple in
47、 recent years. （ B） It can store up to one-thousand songs. （ C） It helped sales greatly. （ D） It is the most popular pro. duct introduced by Apple. 50 The followings are wedding customs across the world. Early African American: Jumping the Broom In the times of slavery in this country, African Ameri
48、can couples were not allowed to formally marry and bye together. To make a public declaration of their love and commitment, a man and woman jumped over a broom into matrimony, to the beat of drams. The broom has long held significant meaning for the various Africans, symbolizing, the start of home-m
49、aking for the newlywed couple. In Southern Africa, the day after the wedding ,the bride assisted the other women in the family in sweeping the courtyard, indicating her dutiful willingness to help her in-laws with housework till the newlyweds could move to their new home. Some African-American couples today are choosing to include this symbolic rite in their wedding ceremony. Belgium: T
