1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 127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 Li Yan tried on three jackets.
3、 The first one was black with _. 7 The first jacket Li Yan tried on only cost _. 8 The first jacket was too big. The sales assistant brought her another one the same style in her _. 9 Li Yan was not happy with the second one, what did she feel uncomfortable? 10 What color was the wool jacket she tri
4、ed on? PART C Directions: You 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 answe
5、r to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What do we often do with the things we love? （ A） Ask for their names. （ B） Name babies after them. （ C） Put down their names. （ D） Choose names for them. 12 The unpleasant meaning of an old family name is often overlooked if （ A） the family
6、 tree is fairly limited. （ B） the family tie is strong enough. （ C） the name is commonly used. （ D） nobody in the family complains. 13 Several months after a babys birth, its name will （ A） show the beauty of its own. （ B） develop more associations. （ C） lose the original meaning. （ D） help form the
7、 babys personality. 14 How many matches did Moore play during his professional career? （ A） 90. （ B） 108. （ C） 180. （ D） 668. 15 In 1964, Bobby Moore was made （ A） Englands footballer of the year. （ B） a soccer coach in West Germany. （ C） a medalist for his sportsmanship. （ D） a number of the Order
8、of the British Empire. 16 After Moore retired from playing, the first thing he did was （ A） editing Sunday Sport. （ B） working for Capital Radio. （ C） managing professional soccer teams. （ D） developing a sports marketing company. 17 What is the main topic of the talk? （ A） The growth of Detroit as
9、an industrial city. （ B） Detroit, the fifth largest city in the U. S. A. （ C） The geographical advantages of Detroit. （ D） The car industry in the U. S. A. 18 What percentage of American cars is produced in Detroit? （ A） 56%. （ B） 96%. （ C） 24%. （ D） 28%. 19 How long is it possible to manufacture a
10、car in Detroit? （ A） 96 hours, （ B） 24 hours. （ C） 48 hours. （ D） 28 hours. 20 What did the factories manufacture before being converted into automobile plants? （ A） Bicycles. （ B） Cars. （ C） Machines. （ D） Farm tools. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Ch
11、oose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state: 【 21】 _ it, it would not be possible to pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us; 【 22】_ the workers in government offices who 【 23】 _ our health,
12、our food, our water, and all 【 24】 _ things that we can not do for ourselves. By 【 25】_ of taxation, we pay for things that we need as 【 26】 _ as we need somewhere to live and something to eat. In most countries, a direct tax on persons, 【 27】 _ is called income tax, exists. It is arranged in such a
13、 way that the poorest people pay 【 28】 _ , and the percentage of tax grows greater as the tax-payers 【 29】 _ grows. In England, for example, the tax on the 【 30】 _ people goes up as high as ninety-five percent! But countries with direct taxation nearly always have 【 31】 _ taxation too. Many things i
14、mported into the country have to pay taxes or“duties“. 【 32】 _ ,it is the men and women who buy the imported things in the shops who really 【 33】_ pay the duties, in the 【 34】 _ of higher prices. In some countries, too, there is a tax 【 35】 _ things sold in the shops. If the most necessary things ar
15、e taxed, a lot of money is collected, but the poor people suffer 【 36】 _ . If unnecessary things like jewels and fur coats are taxed, 【 37】 _ is obtained, but the tax is fairer, as the 【 38】 _ l pay it. Probably this last kind of indirect tax, 【 39】 _ with a direct on incomes which is low for the po
16、or and high for the rich, is 【 40】 _ arrangement. 21 【 21】 （ A） because of （ B） instead of （ C） with （ D） without 22 【 22】 （ A） so （ B） nor （ C） not （ D） all 23 【 23】 （ A） look after （ B） sympathize （ C） consider （ D） see 24 【 24】 （ A） other （ B） others （ C） the other （ D） many 25 【 25】 （ A） mean （
17、B） means （ C） a means （ D） the means 26 【 26】 （ A） many （ B） well （ C） more （ D） much 27 【 27】 （ A） which （ B） what （ C） that （ D） it 28 【 28】 （ A） a lot （ B） most （ C） nothing （ D） more 29 【 29】 （ A） income （ B） population （ C） tax （ D） amount 30 【 30】 （ A） poor （ B） working （ C） rich （ D） richest
18、31 【 31】 （ A） no （ B） income （ C） indirect （ D） direct 32 【 32】 （ A） However （ B） So （ C） Of course （ D） By chance 33 【 33】 （ A） have to （ B） will （ C） are willing to （ D） should 34 【 34】 （ A） way （ B） form （ C） name （ D） terms 35 【 35】 （ A） about （ B） on （ C） for （ D） form 36 【 36】 （ A） least （ B）
19、highly （ C） less （ D） most 37 【 37】 （ A） less money （ B） more money （ C） fewer money （ D） most money 38 【 38】 （ A） people （ B） poor （ C） rich （ D） country 39 【 39】 （ A） including （ B） along （ C） dealing （ D） and 40 【 40】 （ A） the best （ B） the worst （ C） good （ D） better Part B Directions: Read the
20、following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system o
21、f the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the “system
22、“ of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price“, many would reply that price is an amoun
23、t of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular trans
24、action, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be
25、made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privilege, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total “package
26、“ being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in group that they may evaluate a given price. 41 What is the best title for the passage? （ A） The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System. （ B） The Complexities of the Price System （ C） Credit Terms in Transactions. （ D） Resource Allocation and th
27、e Public Sector. 42 According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to （ A） labor and education. （ B） transportation and insurance. （ C） utilities and repairs. （ D） products and services. 43 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in the complete understandin
28、g of price? （ A） Instructions that come with a product. （ B） The quantity of a product. （ C） The quality of a product. （ D） Warranties that over a product. 44 In the last sentence of the passage, the word “they“ refers to （ A） return privileges. （ B） all the factors. （ C） buyer and seller. （ D） mone
29、y. 45 The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses （ A） unusual ways to advertise products. （ B） types of payment plans for service. （ C） theories about how products affect different levels of society. （ D） bow certain elements of a price “package“ influence its market value. 45 Conditi
30、ons were near perfect as parachutist Elizabeth Cheshire jumped from the twin-engine plane at 10,000 feet. The 22-year-old daughter of a war-time hero, Elizabeth had 60 jumps behind her. The weather was fine and the wind was well below the 10 mph (miles per hour) maximum allowed for jumping. Free-fal
31、ling with eight other members of her parachute club, Elizabeth watched the Cambridge shire countryside spread out beneath her. At 2,000 feet she opened her parachute. Seconds later she had the most terrifying experience of her life. At 800 feet and right on target for the landing zone, a massive gus
32、t of wind picked her up and swept her away from the airfield near Pampisford Village. As she fought with the parachute strings to get back on course, a main road and lines of trees loomed up before her. Using every ounce of strength she managed to clear them. But then came the moment of horror. She
33、saw herself heading straight for three 11,000 volt electrical power tines. Elizabeth crashed into the tines before she had time to think or decide anything. Came with it a tremendous flash and bang. Elizabeth, dazed but otherwise unhurt, found herself on the ground. She looked up. Her parachute was
34、entangled around the cables. What happened is not exactly clear. But what is certain is that she missed death by inches. Had her body connected simultaneously with two of the cables, she would have been electrocuted in an instant. But it seemed her body bounced off one cable and her parachute pulled
35、 the three cables together and fused the lot. Elizabeth rose to her feet, calmly released herself from the harness and was able to walk away. Later at her home in Bristol, Elizabeth, a third-year law undergraduate, said: “My friends saw the flash, heard the bang and raced over. They were surprised t
36、o see me in one piece.“ Her mother, Sue Ryder, whose husband was a famous Second World War bomber pilot, said, “Elizabeth had a miraculous escape. We were enormously relieved. But she is a very competent parachutist and was so calm about it that she went on to stay with friends.“ Elizabeth, who has
37、no intention of stopping parachuting, later discovered that her collision had fused the entire electrical supply in Pampisford. An Eastern Electricity Board spokesman said, “She is very lucky to be alive. If she had touched two of the cables simultaneously, she would have been killed without a doubt
38、.“ 46 Which of the following statement is true? （ A） Elizabeth was not at all experienced in parachute jumping. （ B） Elizabeth jumped from the twin-engine plane all by herself. （ C） The wind was a bit strong when Elizabeth jumped out. （ D） It was by sheer luck that Elizabeth escaped death. 47 What r
39、eally happened to Elizabeth at 800 feet? （ A） She could not find where the landing zone was. （ B） She was swept away from the landing zone by the wind. （ C） She was terrified and was unable to open her parachute. （ D） Something went wrong with her parachute strings. 48 Elizabeth would have been kill
40、ed （ A） if she had landed on the main road. （ B） if her parachute strings had got caught in the trees. （ C） if she had crashed into the power lines. （ D） if she had touched two of the power lines at the same time. 49 Why didnt Elizabeth get killed in the accident? （ A） Because she knew what to do. （
41、 B） Because the power was cut off. （ C） Because she did not touch two lines simultaneously. （ D） Because her parachute was entangled around the lines. 50 Which of the following statement is NOT tree? （ A） Elizabeth went straight back home after the accident. （ B） Her friends didnt expect that Elizab
42、eth would come back unhurt. （ C） The power supply of the area was cut off because of the accident. （ D） Elizabeth would not give up parachute jumping in spite of the accident. 50 The topic of thought is one area of psychology, and many observers have considered this aspect in connection with robots
43、and computers: Some of the old worry about A1 (artificial intelligence) were closely linked to the question of whether computers could think. The first massive electronic computers, capable of rapid (if often unreliable) computation and little or no creative activity, were soon named “electronic bra
44、ins“. A reaction to this terminology quickly followed: To put them in their place, computers were called “high-speed idiots“, an effort to protect human vanity. But not everyone realized the implications of the expression: “high-speed idiot“. It has not been pointed out often enough that even the hu
45、man idiot is one of the most intelligent fife forms on the earth. If the early computers were even that intelligent, it was already a remarkable state of affairs. One consequence from studying the possibility of computer thought was that we were forced to examine with new care the idea of thought in
46、 general. It soon became clear that we were not sure what we meant by such terms as thought and thinking. We tend to assume that human beings think, some more than others, though we often call people thoughtless or unthinking. Dreams cause a problem, partly because they usually happen outside our co
47、ntrol. They are obviously some type of mental experience, but are they a type of thinking? And the question of nonhuman life forms adds further problems. Many of us would maintain that some of the higher animalsdogs, cats, apes, and so onare capable of at least basic thought, but what about fish and
48、 insects? It is certainly true that the higher mammals show complex brain activity when tested with the appropriate equipment. If thinking is demonstrated by evident electrical activity in the brain, then many animal species are capable of thought. Once we have formulated clear ideas on what thought
49、 is in biological creatures, it will be easier to discuss the question of thought in artificial machines. One of the great benefits of AI research is that we are being forced to examine more closely the working of the human mind. It is already clear that machines have superior mental abilities to many life forms. No tree can play chess as well as even the simplest computer; nor can frogs repair car bodies as well as robots. It seems that,
