1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 116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 Before Mike became an actor, w
3、hat kind of school did he go to? 7 How often did the small theater company do a new play? 8 What is the television drama Mike did last year about ? 9 What enables him to earn a lot of money? 10 What does Mike plan to do from next week? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues.
4、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 How long did
5、 Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born? （ A） Almost all her life. （ B） Less than half her life. （ C） Until 1830. （ D） Before 1872. 12 Which of the following is true of Emily Dickinson? （ A） She was not a productive poet. （ B） She saw many of her poems published. （ C） She was not a soc
6、iable person. （ D） She had contact only with a few poets. 13 When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized? （ A） After Henry James referred highly to her. （ B） After seven of her poems were published. （ C） After her poems became known to others. （ D） After she was dead for many years. 14 When did Sewar
7、d buy Alaska from the Russians? （ A） In 1869. （ B） In 1959. （ C） In 1867. （ D） In 1872. 15 What was the buying of Alaska called at first? （ A） Sewards Folly. （ B） A foolish thing. （ C） Johnsons Folly. （ D） Presidents Folly. 16 Why do tourists come to Alaska? （ A） To enjoy its freezing weather. （ B）
8、To study its importance in war. （ C） To study its volcanoes. （ D） To enjoy its beauty of nature. 17 Where did the applicant get the information about the job vacancy? （ A） From his friends. （ B） From TV advertisement. （ C） From advertisement leaflets. （ D） From newspaper advertisement. 18 Why is the
9、 applicant applying for a new job? （ A） Because his salary was too low. （ B） Because his previous boss disliked him. （ C） Because his previous company was closed down. （ D） Because he disliked his previous job. 19 Why did the applicant leave his previous company? （ A） Because he made some mistakes i
10、n his work. （ B） Because his boss went away. （ C） Because the company was in a financial trouble. （ D） Because the pay was poor. 20 Which of the following is true according to the talk youve just heard? （ A） The applicants previous company was a joint venture. （ B） The applicants salary in his new c
11、ompany is 1, 500 dollars a month. （ C） He will start to work in the new company the next Monday. （ D） The applicant will be better paid in the new company. 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
12、D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 A major reason for 【 21】 _ in the animal world is territory. The male animal establishes an area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him, his 【 22】 _ and their offspring. Migrating birds, for example, 【 23】 _ up the best territory in the order of“ first co
13、me, first 【 24】 _ . “The late arrivals may acquire larger territories, but less food is 【 25】 _ ,or they are too close to the 【 26】 _ of the enemies of the species. 【 27】 _ there is really insufficient food or the danger is very great, the animal will not mate. In this way, the members of the specie
14、s which are less fit will not have 【 28】 _ . When there is conflict 【 29】 _ territory, animals will commonly use force, or 【 30】 _ of force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use the 【 31】 _ amount of force necessary to drive away t
15、he 【 32】 _ . There is usually no killing. In tile case of those animals which are 【 33】 _ of doing each other great harm, there is a system for the 【 34】 _ animal to show the winning animal that he wishes to 【 35】_ . When he shows this, the 【 36】 _ normally stops fighting. Animals especially birds,
16、which can easily escape from conflict seem to have no obstacle against killing, equally no mechanism 【 37】 _ submission. The defeated bird simply flies away. However, if two doves are 【 38】 _ in a cage, and they start fighting, they will continue to fight until one kills the other. We all think of t
17、he dove as a 【 39】_ of peace and, in its natural habitat,it is peaceful. But the“ peace “mechanism does not 【 40】 _ in a cage. 21 【 21】 （ A） attack （ B） conflict （ C） invasion （ D） quarrel 22 【 22】 （ A） friend （ B） mate （ C） neighbor （ D） opponent 23 【 23】 （ A） break （ B） divide （ C） speak （ D） make
18、 24 【 24】 （ A） occupied （ B） served （ C） seated （ D） manipulated 25 【 25】 （ A） admissible （ B） accessible （ C） agreeable （ D） available 26 【 26】 （ A） caves （ B） habitats （ C） nests （ D） houses 27 【 27】 （ A） Hence （ B） Therefore （ C） However （ D） Provided 28 【 28】 （ A） offspring （ B） children （ C） sp
19、ouses （ D） kids 29 【 29】 （ A） regarding （ B） beneath （ C） beyond （ D） over 30 【 30】 （ A） a proof （ B） a show （ C） evidence （ D） an example 31 【 31】 （ A） minimum （ B） maximum （ C） scarce （ D） sufficient 32 【 32】 （ A） offspring （ B） mate （ C） intruder （ D） neighbor 33 【 33】 （ A） able （ B） capable （ C）
20、 fond （ D） likely 34 【 34】 （ A） lost （ B） losing （ C） won （ D） winning 35 【 35】 （ A） conquer （ B） submit （ C） overwhelm （ D） defeat 36 【 36】 （ A） successor （ B） winner （ C） intruder （ D） loser 37 【 37】 （ A） by （ B） for （ C） about （ D） lined 38 【 38】 （ A） stationed （ B） placed （ C） deposited （ D） lin
21、ed 39 【 39】 （ A） indication （ B） gesture （ C） sign （ D） symbol 40 【 40】 （ A） apply （ B） function （ C） revolve （ D） imply Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 If ambition is to be well
22、 regarded, the rewards of ambition health, distinction, control over ones destiny must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambitions behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themselves admir
23、ed, the educated not least among them. In an odd way, however, it is the educated who have claimed to have given up on ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps most benefited from ambition if not always their own but that of their parents and grandparents. There is heavy note of h
24、ypocrisy in this, a case of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped with the educated themselves riding on them. Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs. The locations, place names and name brands may ch
25、ange, but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spe
26、ctacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enr
27、olled in private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is,“ Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.“ The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive ,where they are not extrem
28、ely unattractive. As a result ,the support for ambition as a healthy impulse, a quality to be admired and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean that ambition is at an end, that people no longer feel its stirrings and promptin
29、gs, but only that, no longer openly honored, it is less openly underground, or made sly. Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life. 41 It is generally believed t
30、hat ambition may be well regarded if_. （ A） its returns well compensate for the sacrifices （ B） it is rewarded with money, fame and power （ C） its goals are spiritual rather than material （ D） it is shared by the rich and the famous 42 The last sentence of the first paragraph most probably implies t
31、hat it is_. （ A） customary of the educated to discard ambition in words （ B） too late to cheek ambition once it has been let out （ C） dishonest to deny ambition after the fulfillment of the goal （ D） impractical for the educated to enjoy benefits from ambition 43 Some people do not openly admit they
32、 have ambition because_. （ A） they think of it as immoral （ B） their pursuits are not fame or wealth （ C） ambition is not closely related to material benefits （ D） they do not want to appear greedy and contemptible 44 From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn that ambition should be mainta
33、ined_. （ A） secretly and vigorously （ B） openly and enthusiastically （ C） easily and momentarily （ D） verbally and spiritually 45 What do things like Summer homes, European travel and BMWs stand for in this passage? （ A） Success in life. （ B） High-quality service. （ C） Greedy peoples dreams. （ D） Bi
34、g brand names. 45 Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw
35、their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people dont know where they should go next. The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teen-agers
36、 who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the Unite
37、d States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed. While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over cre
38、ativity and self-expression. “Those things that do not show up in the test scores personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored,“ says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys education committee. “Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop ou
39、t and run wild. “Last year Japan experienced 2, 125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows
40、 when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World War had weakened the“ Japanese morality of respect for parents. “ But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles. “In Japan,“ says educator Yoko Muro,“ its never a question of whether you enjoy
41、 your job and your life, but only how much you can endure. “With economic growth has come centralization;76 percent of Japans 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two-generation households. Urban Japanese have long endu
42、red lengthy commutes travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, an
43、d suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter. 46 In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was _. （ A） under aimless development （ B） a positive example （ C） a rival to the West （ D） on the decline 47 According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese socie
44、ty? （ A） Womens participation in social activities is limited. （ B） More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. （ C） Excessive emphasis his been placed on the basics. （ D） The life-style has been influenced by Western values. 48 Which of the following is true according to the author? （ A） Japanes
45、e education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder. （ B） Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity. （ C） More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity. （ D） Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking. 49 The change i
46、n Japanese life-style is revealed in the fact that _. （ A） the young are less tolerant of discomforts （ B） the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U.S. （ C） the Japanese endure more than ever before （ D） the Japanese appreciate their present life 50 Which of the following is irrelevant to Japa
47、ns educational system? （ A） Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs. （ B） Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity. （ C） Japan experienced 929 assaults on teachers last year. （ D） Personality, ability, courage or humanity are completel
48、y ignored in Japans schools. 50 When a new movement in art attains a certain fashion, it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at, for, however farfetched and unreasonable their principles may seem today, it is possible that in years to come they may be regarded as normal. With rega
49、rd to Futurist poetry, however, the case is rather difficult, for whatever Futurist poetry may be even admitting that the theory on which it is based may be right, it can hardly be classed as Literature. This ,in brief, is what the Futurist says ;for a noise and violence and speed. Consequently, our feelings, thoughts and emotions have undergone a corresponding change. This speeding up of life, says the Futurist, r
