1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 137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 To start with, you should select the _. 2 2. Then you should turn the stool to your _. 3 What should be turned to the four photos? 4 4. What should be inserted into the machine? 5 What do you do for the photos to come out after its finished? PAR
3、T 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 people most likely to get hooked in Internet are _. 7 Whats the direct harm Internet
4、 will do to you? 8 Whats the most serious effect the Internet will have on your character? 9 The best way to avoid getting hooked in Internet is _. 10 According to the expert, the best place to put the computer is _. PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to
5、 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 Which of the following is NOT m
6、entioned as the thing included in your list? （ A） Visa. （ B） Passport. （ C） Foreign currency. （ D） Food. 12 Which of the following is NOT TRUE about packing? （ A） Youll have to pay extra if your luggage is overweight. （ B） Liquid such as aerosol sprays are not allowed to be put in your case. （ C） Sh
7、arp objects like scissors are not allowed to be packed in your luggage. （ D） Its advisable to take with you an all-purpose adaptor and light traveling iron. 13 Which is the right thing to do on a long distance flight? （ A） Dont eat much through the day. （ B） Dont sleep during the flight. （ C） Dont d
8、rink water during the flight. （ D） Dont walk around the cabin. 14 Why cant the library issue library cards to everyone who applies? （ A） Because it takes too long to process all the applications. （ B） Because it is a library for special purpose. （ C） Because its resources are limited. （ D） Because t
9、here is a shortage of staff. 15 What will the library do if a reader fails to renew the video when it is due? （ A） Discard his application form. （ B） Forbid him to borrow any items. （ C） Ask him to apply again. （ D） Cancel his video card. 16 For how long can a reader keep the book before he renews i
10、t? （ A） One week. （ B） One month. （ C） Two weeks. （ D） Two months. 17 According to the passage, what did nature represent to Isadora Duncan? （ A） Something to conquer. （ B） A model for movement. （ C） A place to find peace. （ D） A symbol of disorder. 18 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the
11、passage as an area of dance that Isadora Duncan worked to change? （ A） The music. （ B） The stage sets. （ C） Costumes. （ D） Movements. 19 Compared to those of the ballet, Isadora Duncans costumes were less _. （ A） costly （ B） colorful （ C） graceful （ D） restrictive 20 What is the passage mainly about
12、? （ A） The evolution of dance in the 20th century. （ B） Artists of the last century. （ C） Natural movement in dance. （ D） A pioneer in modem dance. 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 ANS
13、WER SHEET 1. 20 There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set. Now those 【 21】 _ seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of 【 22】 _ computers under the tree. 【 23】 _ that computers are
14、 their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children 【 24】 _ taught to use them on schoolas early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it 【 25】 _ computers, parents dont always know best. Many schools are 【 26】 _ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware wit
15、hout 【 27】 _ educational planning so they can say, OK, weve moved into the computer age. Teachers 【 28】 _ themselves caught in the middle of the problembetween parent pressure and 【 29】 _ educational decisions. Educators do not even agree 【 30】 _ how computers should be used. A lot of money is going
16、 for computerized educational materials 【 31】 _ research has shown can be taught 【 32】 _ with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should 【 33】 _ to computer warn of potential 【 34】 _ to the very young. The temptation remains strong largely because young children 【 35】 _ so wel
17、l to computers. First graders have been 【 36】 _ willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes. 【 37】 _ school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 【 38】 _ another problem: a division between the haves and have-nots. Very few parents as
18、k 【 39】 _ computer instruction in poor school districts, 【 40】_ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher. 21 【 21】 （ A） items （ B） toys （ C） sets （ D） series 22 【 22】 （ A） private （ B） children （ C） school （ D） personal 23 【 23】 （ A） Given （ B） Provided （ C） Convinced （ D） Believe
19、d 24 【 24】 （ A） are （ B） be （ C） are being （ D） were 25 【 25】 （ A） talks about （ B） comes to （ C） turns to （ D） mentions 26 【 26】 （ A） ignorant of （ B） blaming （ C） yielding to （ D） improving 27 【 27】 （ A） reason （ B） sound （ C） hard （ D） some 28 【 28】 （ A） relied on （ B） relaxed （ C） freed （ D） fou
20、nd 29 【 29】 （ A） wise （ B） clever （ C） slow （ D） enough 30 【 30】 （ A） on （ B） with （ C） to （ D） among 31 【 31】 （ A） however （ B） where （ C） what （ D） that 32 【 32】 （ A） equally （ B） the same way （ C） just as well （ D） not as well 33 【 33】 （ A） be open （ B） have access （ C） look （ D） turn 34 【 34】 （
21、A） approaches （ B） exposures （ C） dangers （ D） laziness 35 【 35】 （ A） adopt （ B） keep （ C） adapt （ D） devote 36 【 36】 （ A） watched （ B） seen （ C） told （ D） taught 37 【 37】 （ A） High （ B） Not every （ C） No （ D） Any 38 【 38】 （ A） already （ B） of course （ C） in addition （ D） yet 39 【 39】 （ A） for （ B）
22、against （ C） to buy （ D） to use 40 【 40】 （ A） in that （ B） in any case （ C） although （ D） where 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 As everyone knows, words constantly take on new me
23、anings. Since these do not necessarily, nor even usually, take the place of the old ones, we should picture this process as the analogy of a tree throwing out new branches which themselves throw out subordinate branches. The new branches sometimes overshadow and kill the old one but by no means alwa
24、ys. We shall again and again find the earliest senses of a word flourishing for centuries despite a vast overgrowth of later senses which might be expected to kill them. When a word has several meanings historical circumstances often, make one of them dominant during a particular period. Thus “stati
25、on“ is now more likely to mean a railway station than anything else; “speculation“ more likely to bear its financial sense than any other. Until this century “plane“ had as its dominant meaning “a flat surface“ or “a carpenters tool to make a surface smooth“, but the meaning “an aeroplane“ is domina
26、nt now. The dominant sense of a word lies uppermost in our minds. Whenever we meet the word, our natural impulse is to give it that sense. We are often deceived. To an old author the word may mean something different. One of my aims is to make the reading of old books easy as far as certain words ar
27、e concerned. If we read an old poem with insufficient regard for the change of the dictionary meanings of words we wont be able to understand the poem the old author intended. And to avoid this, knowledge is necessary. We see good words or good senses of words losing their edge or more rarely gettin
28、g a new edge that serves some different purpose. “Verbicide“, the murder of a word, happens in many ways. Inflation is the commonest: those who taught us to say “awfully“ for “very“, “tremendous“ for “great“, and “unthinkable“ for “undesirable“ were verbicides. I should be glad if I sent any reader
29、away with a sense of responsibility to the language. It is unnecessary to think we can do nothing about it. Our conversation will have little effect, but if we get into print - perhaps especially if we are leader-writers or reporters - we can help to strengthen or weaken some disastrous word, can en
30、courage a good and resist a bad Americanism. For many things the press prints today will be taken up by a great mass of people in a few years. 41 In the first paragraph the author believes _. （ A） only old words take on new meanings （ B） a tree throws out new branches as the words pick up new meanin
31、gs （ C） words obtain new meanings from time to time （ D） it is possible for the old words to lose their old senses 42 By mentioning the tree throwing out new branches, the author hopes to _. （ A） stress the natural phenomena （ B） picture the process of growth of new branches （ C） explain what the an
32、alogy is （ D） illustrate his view in a clearer way 43 We are often cheated by some words because _. （ A） their dominant meanings have not been determined （ B） sometimes they mean something different from their dominant meanings （ C） our natural impulse makes a mistake （ D） the dominant sense of a wo
33、rd is not accurate in our minds 44 In the authors view, if someone taught us to say “awfully“ for “very“ _. （ A） we were advised not to accept it （ B） we were getting a new edge for a different purpose （ C） we saw an example of a good word being misused （ D） we saw a word serving for a different pur
34、pose 45 In the last paragraph, the author thinks that _. （ A） we can do nothing about it unless we get into print （ B） we should take responsibility to the language if necessary （ C） our conversation has little effect on the situation because we havent got into print （ D） a great mass of people will
35、 accept what the press prints so that we can encourage the good and resist the bad 45 Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return7 Since OPEC agreed to supply cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. This near tri
36、pling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled , and 1979 - 1980, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? The oil pri
37、ce was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term. Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe t
38、han in the 1970s. In most countries, the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices tha
39、n in the past. Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mob
40、ile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production. For each dollar of GDP( in constant prices) rich economies now use nearly 50% less oil than in 1973. The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that, if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, t
41、his would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25 % -0.5 % of GDP. That is less than one quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand, oil importing emerging economies - to which heavy industry has shifted - have become more energy intensive, and so could be more
42、 seriously squeezed. One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the background of general commodity price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decl
43、ine. The Economists commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70% and in 1979 by almost 30%. 46 The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is _. （ A） global inflation （ B） reduction in supply （ C） fast growth in economy （ D） Iraqs suspensio
44、n of exports 47 It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if _. （ A） price of crude rises （ B） commodity prices rise （ C） consumption rises （ D） oil taxes rise 48 The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries _. （ A） heavy industry becom
45、es more energy intensive （ B） income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices （ C） manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed （ D） oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP 49 We can draw a conclusion from the text that _. （ A） oil price shocks are less shocking now （
46、B） inflation seems irrelevant to oil-price shocks （ C） energy conservation can keep down the oil prices （ D） the price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry 50 From the text we can see that the writer seems _. （ A） optimistic （ B） sensitive （ C） gloomy （ D） scared 50 In the atmosphe
47、re, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror - the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping. According to a weather experts prediction, the atmosphere will be 3C warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to bur
48、n fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere,
49、possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food-growing zones. In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of w
