1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 120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 What is the main topic of this talk? 2 What have scientists discovered in the past 20 years? 3 Which is more important in a dream? 4 What affects a persons perform through the day? 5 What do scientists hope to do some day?. PART B Directions: Fo
3、r 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 will showers reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales? 7 What will the minimum temper
4、ature be in the south during the night? 8 On what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was given? 9 What will be the general feeling about the weekend in the Netherlands? 10 What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues o
5、r 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 hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1
6、1 Why do twins arouse our curiosity? （ A） They occur once in every one hundred births. （ B） They seldom occur. （ C） They occur once in every eighty-six births. （ D） They will grow up with strange behaviours. 12 What may happen when identical twins are separated from the day they are born? （ A） They
7、will grow into totally different adults. （ B） They will follow their parents. （ C） They may think and dress alike though. （ D） They may develop different interests and personalities. 13 Why is it more likely for some families to produce fraternal(异卵双生 )twins? （ A） There is a tradition in the family.
8、 （ B） There is a secret diet in the family. （ C） There is a hereditary tendency in the family. （ D） There is a special way in the family. 14 What did the idea of public work projects help during economic depression? （ A） To prevent or control depression. （ B） Creating job opportunities. （ C） To aid
9、business to revive. （ D） All the above. 15 When was the idea of public work conceived? （ A） During later years of the New Deal Era. （ B） During earlier years of the New Deal Era. （ C） After the New Deal Era. （ D） Before the New Deal Era. 16 By 1933,the number of unemployed workers reached about_. （
10、A） 12 million （ B） 13 million （ C） 14 million （ D） 15 million 17 What have scientists discovered about plants and insects? （ A） Plants produce many poisonous chemicals for defense against insects. （ B） Insects develop ways of dealing with natural poisonous chemicals but not man-made ones. （ C） Farme
11、rs must spray plants all the time. （ D） Farmers must use different brands of insecticides. 18 Why did the resistance of insects to man-made insecticides develop so rapidly? （ A） Insects can develop ways of dealing with man-made insecticides as they do with natural poisonous chemicals. （ B） Insects c
12、an be smarter than they used to be. （ C） Insects can attract their mates to the same plant. （ D） Insects will be attracted to farmers crops in a time during a year. 19 Which of the following is NOT included in the scientists suggestions? （ A） Farmers use less insecticides. （ B） Farmers spray only wh
13、ere posts have actually been seen. （ C） Farmers could use a combination of two or three insecticides at once. （ D） Farmers shouldnt try to attract insects onto the crops. 20 Scientists want to postpone the day when_. （ A） all insects will be eliminated （ B） all insecticides will be abandoned （ C） su
14、per-bugs resistant to all poisons come out （ D） scientists must invent new insecticides 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 The first and smallest unit that can be disc
15、ussed 【 21】 _ relation to language is the word. In speaking, the choice of words is 【 22】 _ the utmost importance. Proper selection will 【 23】 _ one source of 【 24】 _ breakdown in the communication cycle. Too 【 25】 _ ,careless use of words 【 26】 _ a meeting of the minds of the speaker and 【 27】 _ .
16、The words used by the speaker may 【 28】 _ unfavorable reactions 【 29】 _ the listener 【 30】 _ interfere with his comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception system breaks 【 31】 _ . 【 32】 _ inaccurate or 【 33】 _ words may make 【 34】 _ difficult 【 35】 _ the listener to understand the 【 36】 _ which
17、 is being transmitted to him. The speaker who does not have specific words in his working 【 37】_ may be 【 38】 _ to explain 【 39】 _ describe in a 【 40】_ that can be understood by his listeners. 21 【 21】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） from （ D） up on 22 【 22】 （ A） of （ B） at （ C） for （ D） on 23 【 23】 （ A） reduc
18、ed （ B） eliminate （ C） pass （ D） make 24 【 24】 （ A） inaccessible （ B） timely （ C） likely （ D） invalid 25 【 25】 （ A） often （ B） rare （ C） never （ D） strange 26 【 26】 （ A） encourages （ B） prevents （ C） destroy （ D） offers 27 【 27】 （ A） speaker （ B） listener （ C） by-passer （ D） words 28 【 28】 （ A） pass
19、 out （ B） take away （ C） back up （ D） stir up 29 【 29】 （ A） at （ B） from （ C） in （ D） upon 30 【 30】 （ A） who （ B） as （ C） which （ D） what 31 【 31】 （ A） up （ B） lower （ C） through （ D） down 32 【 32】 （ A） Moreover （ B） However （ C） Preliminarily （ D） Unexpectedly 33 【 33】 （ A） indefinite （ B） insecure
20、 （ C） impossible （ D） imbalanced 34 【 34】 （ A） that （ B） it （ C） so （ D） this 35 【 35】 （ A） at （ B） for （ C） from （ D） upon 36 【 36】 （ A） speech （ B） sense （ C） message （ D） meaning 37 【 37】 （ A） style （ B） comprehension （ C） vocabulary （ D） transmission 38 【 38】 （ A） obscure （ B） difficult （ C） imp
21、ossible （ D） unable 39 【 39】 （ A） to （ B） too （ C） as （ D） or 40 【 40】 （ A） case （ B） means （ C） method （ D） way 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 Studies of the effect that makes
22、many of us slumber or feel sleepy during the queens Speech on Christmas Day have revealed that changes may be required in Britains drink drive legislation. Dr James Home, director of the Sleep Research Laboratory at Loughborough University, is investigating post-lunch sleepiness. “We humans are desi
23、gned to sleep twice a day, once at night and a short nap after lunch, but in this part of the world we tend to repress that.“ It is a remnant of the same primeval programming that makes all animals in the bush rest in the hot afternoon sun to conserve energy. “Hot environments make it worse and many
24、 cultures living near the equator“, says Dr Home, “have conceded to the inevitable, where the afternoon siesta is the way of life.“ In this studies, Dr Home has been investigating the role of alcohol. “The theory is that if you are more sleepy after lunch then it figures that alcohol will be more po
25、tent after lunch. One would figure then that a pint of beer at lunchtime has more effect than in the evening, when people are more alert. Indeed, we find that it has about twice the effect.“ This has more sinister implications. “If people take alcohol up to the legal driving limit, their performance
26、 is seriously impaired after lunch. “He said. It seems that alcohol interacts with the circadian rhythm of sleep to cause afternoon sleepiness, so that one pint at lunch-time is equivalent, in effect, to a quart in the evening. “For this reason, most drivers ought not to drink at all at lunchtime an
27、d the legal blood alcohol limit is no guide to safe driving here, “said Dr Home. For those who wish to enjoy the Queens speech, Dr Home recommends mild exercise, a splash of cold air or cold water on the face, or a cup of coffee. Otherwise, take a cat nap. But this should be less than 15 minutes, “o
28、therwise, sleep really sets in and one can wake up feeling very groggy and far sleepier.“ 41 It is implied that British people _. （ A） like to take a short nap after lunch （ B） dont take a short nap after lunch （ C） dont feel sleepy after lunch （ D） like to sleep twice a day 42 _take a rest in the h
29、ot afternoon sun. （ A） All animals in the bush （ B） The remnant of the same primeval programming （ C） The same primeval programming （ D） All animals in the world 43 Most drivers ought not to drink at all at lunch time because _. （ A） alcohol will be less potent after lunch （ B） a pint of beer at lun
30、chtime is equivalent to a quart in the evening, it cause afternoon sleepiness （ C） people are more alert at lunchtime （ D） it is not legal to drink at lunchtime 44 According to the passage, if you sleep more than 15 minutes after lunch_. （ A） you will be refreshed （ B） you will be waken up （ C） you
31、will feel far sleepier （ D） you will take a cat nap 45 It can be inferred that_. （ A） people are not allowed to drive after they drink one quarter in the evening （ B） people are still allowed to drive after they drink one quarter in the evening （ C） people are still allowed to drive after they drink
32、 out pint at lunch-time （ D） none 45 Drew Peddie and his wife, Amy, had“ the big talk“ in September 2003 after walking their dog one Saturday near their Toronto apartment. Passing by all the for sale signs in their neighbourhood reminded them of how hard it was for them to save for a home of their o
33、wn. Their investment choices had been haphazard and werent doing nearly as well as they would have liked. They were spending too much, and they had no financial strategy. “We were frustrated,“ says Peddie, a 31-year-old pharmacist. “We thought there had to be a better way.“ Today, with support from
34、a financial planner who reviewed their budget and helped them match their savings and investments to their goals, the Peddies are much closer to their dream. The couple are putting aside about 30 percent of their after-tax income, versus ten percent before, through an automatic deposit into a saving
35、s account. And theyre investing much more, also with their planners help, in a more focused and aggressive way. “We went from thinking we couldnt buy a house for another five years to looking for one this year, “Peddie says. “We learned that you have to have a good plan in place.“ Like the Peddies,
36、many people are rethinking their financial plans to make better use of their money. But its not always easy. With the range of savings, mortgage and investment options available, people are often terrified of making a money-losing mistake. Such thinking can lead to inaction. “ Its worse to do nothin
37、g,“ says Debbie Ammeter, vice-president of advanced financial planning for Investors Group in Winnipeg. “Procrastinating can cost you money in the long run.“ Before making any decisions about what to do with your money, you have to make sure that you have enough of it on hand. Do pay yourself first.
38、 “Thats my most important rule, “says Alison Keene, a senior vice-president and managing director of BMO Nesbitt Burns in Calgary. “Take an amount from each paycheque and set up an automatic savings or investment plan. “How much to put aside? Maybe ten percent of your gross, but dont spread yourself
39、 too thin. “After a while you wont even miss it, “says Keene. 46 What does the“big talk” in the first paragraph mean? （ A） a tough talk. （ B） A domestic fight. （ C） A talk about serious topics. （ D） An important talk for the couple. 47 Why were the couple frustrated? （ A） Their dog was not feeling v
40、ery well. （ B） They were trying to sell their house but failed. （ C） Their financial position was not on the right track. （ D） They had bank loan to pay off. 48 Thanks to their new financial planner, the couple _. （ A） are more closer to their dream （ B） are going to pay off their debt （ C） invested
41、 more on the stock market （ D） kept their house 49 We can infer from the passage that _. （ A） the couple cannot afford to buy a home of their own in September 2003 （ B） it is commonplace for Toronto couples to have their own homes at that time （ C） Mrs Peddie doesnt have a job （ D） the Peddies are n
42、ot going to buy a house for another five years 50 What is the authors attitude toward a financial planner? （ A） It is necessary to have a financial planner. （ B） There is no need to consult a professional financial planner. （ C） Young couples must save as much money as possible. （ D） It is a wise de
43、cision to invest in a more focused way. 50 Society was fascinated by science and things scientific in the nineteenth century. Great breakthroughs in engineering, the use of steam power, and electricity were there for all to see, enjoy, and suffer. Science was fashionable and to it is not surprising
44、that, during this great period of industrial development, scientific methods should be applied to the activities of man, particularly to those involved in the processes of production. Towards the end of the nineteenth century international competition began to make itself felt. The three industrial
45、giants of the day, Germany, America, and Great Britain, began to find that there was a limit to the purchasing power of the previously apparently inexhaustible markets. Science and competition therefore provided the means and the need to improve industrial efficiency. Frederick Winslow Taylor is gen
46、erally acknowledged as being the father of the scientific management approach, as a result of the publication of his book. The Principles of Scientific Management, published in 1911. However, numerous other academics and practitioners had been actively applying such approaches since the beginning of
47、 the century. Charles Babbage, and English academic, well-known for his invention of the mechanical computer with the aid of a government grant as long as 1820 applied himself to the costing of processes, using scientific methods, and indeed might well be recognized as one of the fathers of cost acc
48、ounting. Taylor was of well-to-do background and received an excellent education but, partly owing to troubles with his eyesight, decided to become an engineering apprentice. He spent some twenty-five years in the tough, sometimes brutal, environment of the US steel industry and carefully studied me
49、thods of work when he eventually attained supervisory status. He made various significant innovations in the area of steel processing, but his claim to fame is through his application of methods of science to methods of work, and his personal efforts that proved they could succeed in a hostile environment. In 1901, Taylor left the steel industry and spent the rest of his life trying to promote the p
