1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 143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 topic of this talk is _. 7
3、 Busy families like to buy plastic bags because they can _. 8 While going grocery shopping, the speaker suggests people should take to grocery store _. 9 As a great amount of paper is consumed at work and school, the speaker calls on people to _. 10 Whats the final proposal put forward by the speake
4、r? 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 answer to
5、 each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Which university did historian Patrice Higonnet graduate from? （ A） Stanford university. （ B） Harvard University. （ C） Massachusetts Institute of Technology. （ D） University of Michigan. 12 What is Higonnets attitude towards the fact that the tw
6、o sides of the “myth“ complemented each other? （ A） Appreciation. （ B） Dislike. （ C） Indifference. （ D） Anger. 13 The so-called Parisian Golden Age ran roughly from the French Revolution to? （ A） 1925. （ B） 1935. （ C） 1945. （ D） 1955. 14 How many people worldwide have been infected with HIV since th
7、e start of the epidemic? （ A） 47 million. （ B） 4 billion. （ C） 25 million. （ D） 44 million. 15 Which of the following has been proved to transmit HIV? （ A） Tears. （ B） Breast milk. （ C） Saliva. （ D） Nervous system tissue. 16 Which of the following is NOT the way to transmit HIV? （ A） Sexual contact.
8、 （ B） Blood transfusion. （ C） By toilet seats. （ D） Pregnant woman to her fetus. 17 What is the problem with the womans watch? （ A） It needs cleaning. （ B） It needs regular servicing. （ C） It needs a new battery. （ D） It was ruined by water. 18 How much did the womans friend pay for a battery? （ A）
9、$3.99. （ B） $5.50. （ C） $6.99. （ D） $9.50. 19 At what time does the man suggest the woman pick up her watch? （ A） At 10 a. m. tomorrow morning. （ B） At 3 p. m. this afternoon. （ C） At 5 p. m. this afternoon. （ D） In ten minutes. 20 What is special about the shops service? （ A） The shop guarantees th
10、e battery for a year. （ B） The man will clean it at no extra charge. （ C） The man can repair watches very quickly. （ D） The shop is offering a special discount. 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,
11、C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 It is acknowledged that the modem musical show is Americas most original and dynamic contribution toward theater. In the last quarter of 20th century, America has produced large 【 21】 _ of musical plays that have been popular abroad 【 22】_ at home. 【 23】 _ , it is very d
12、ifficult to explain 【 24】 _ is new or 【 25】 _ American about them, for the 【 26】 _ are centuries old. Perhaps the uniqueness of Americas contribution to the 【 27】 _ can best be characterized through brief descriptions of several of the most important and best-known musicals. One of these is surely O
13、klahoma by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein. It burst 【 28】 _ popularity in 1943. Broadway audience and critics were 【 29】_ by its 【 30】 _ , vitality and excitement. This “new“ type of musical was 【 31】 _ as kind of 【 32】 _ theater in which the play, the music and lyrics, the dancing, and the sce
14、nic background were assembled not merely to provide entertainment and 【 33】 _ , but to 【 34】 _ in a single unifying whole to contribute to its unique feature. 【 35】 _ , it meant that the songs and dances should 【 36】 _ naturally out of the situations of the story and play an important part in carryi
15、ng the action 【 37】 _ . In Oklahoma, an American folk-dance style was organically combined with classical ballet and modem dance. It is fight to say that the musical was a brilliantly integrated performance by the talented dancers and singing actors. Oklahoma also marked a new 【 38】 _ in the choice
16、of story on which a musical is based. Writers and composers began to abandon the sentimentally picturesque or aristocratic setting 【 39】 _ more realistic stories in authentic social and cultural 【 40】 _ Oklahoma was based on a “folk“ whose story dealt not only with young love but also with the openi
17、ng of the American West. 21 【 21】 （ A） number （ B） amount （ C） quantity （ D） numbers 22 【 22】 （ A） better than （ B） instead of （ C） as well as （ D） rather than 23 【 23】 （ A） Therefore （ B） Yet （ C） Moreover （ D） Thus 24 【 24】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） how 25 【 25】 （ A） characteristically （
18、 B） particularly （ C） mainly （ D） exactly 26 【 26】 （ A） factors （ B） ingredients （ C） composers （ D） facts 27 【 27】 （ A） trait （ B） feature （ C） genre （ D） style 28 【 28】 （ A） with （ B） into （ C） out into （ D） in 29 【 29】 （ A） struck （ B） touched （ C） moved （ D） hit 30 【 30】 （ A） vivacity （ B） origi
19、nality （ C） creativity （ D） dynamic 31 【 31】 （ A） conceived （ B） thought （ C） believed （ D） perceived 32 【 32】 （ A） special （ B） peculiar （ C） gross （ D） total 33 【 33】 （ A） variety （ B） amusement （ C） sundries （ D） fun 34 【 34】 （ A） mix （ B） join （ C） put （ D） share 35 【 35】 （ A） In other words （ B
20、） To sum up （ C） On the contrary （ D） Generally speaking 36 【 36】 （ A） arise （ B） derive （ C） raise （ D） originate 37 【 37】 （ A） out （ B） on （ C） forward （ D） through 38 【 38】 （ A） direction （ B） way （ C） method （ D） epoch 39 【 39】 （ A） for （ B） with （ C） without （ D） except 40 【 40】 （ A） circumstan
21、ces （ B） context （ C） situation （ D） surroundings 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 Number 10 is neither a small nor a particularly hospitable dwelling. It is two 17th century hous
22、es joined together by a narrow corridor. Once inside, one rapidly realizes the house has three separate functions: the office of the head of the British government; a place to entertain the grandest of guests; and a private home for the Prime Minister and his family. Stanley Baldwins experience of s
23、leeping in an airless corridor in the thirties was sufficient to persuade his successor, Neville Chamberlain (1937-1940), that a fiat had to be built at the top of the house for the Prime Minister and his family. Second World War bombs started falling before the Churchills could settle in. The final
24、 straw was when a bomb landed while Churchills was having dinner. He had a forecasting and went into the kitchen to warn the staff to take shelter. Seconds later a bomb landed on the grass outside, killing others nearby but none in Number 10. When Churchill returned to power in 1951, they lived in t
25、he second floor flat. Churchill remained as eccentric as ever in his working hours: he would announce in the evening whether it would be a “one or two girl night“, depending on how much dictation he planned to give. Harold Wilsons wife, Mary, felt even less at home in Number 10 in the sixties. In fa
26、ct, she positively disgusted living there and having to share her husband with his office work and omnipresent aide, Marcia Williams. James and Audrey Callaghan moved into Number 10 in April 1976. Audrey was the first wife of a Labor Prime Minister in history to enjoy living at Number 10. She was ac
27、customed in the State Rooms and in the relative tranquility of their “flat at the top“. Her husband was one of the most methodical of Prime Ministers. One aide said: “He considered being Prime Minister like being an athlete-there was a duty to be fit“. 41 According to the text, What is referred to a
28、s Number 10? （ A） A place to entertain the grandest of guests. （ B） A private house for the Prime Minister and his family. （ C） The office of the head of the British government. （ D） All of the above. 42 The expression “the final straw“ in Paragraph 3 could be best explained as_. （ A） the last thing
29、 one can stand （ B） the last piece of straw （ C） the final decision （ D） the last thing 43 Why did Harold Wilsons wife feel even less in Number 10 in Paragraph 5? （ A） Because she felt relaxed there. （ B） Because there were always many people. （ C） Because Number 10 was not her real home. （ D） Becau
30、se she had to share her husband with his work and his aide. 44 A close aides quotation from the former Prime Minister, James Callaghan like “there was a duty to be fit“ can be replaced as （ A） Being a Prime Minister, you should keep yourself in a good physical condition. （ B） No matter you like or n
31、ot, you have to take good responsibility. （ C） An athlete is easily used to living there. （ D） As a Prime Minister, he should do more exercises to fit his work like an athlete. 45 How many people who ever lived in Number 10 were mentioned in the text? （ A） Five. （ B） Six. （ C） Four. （ D） Seven. 45 I
32、 was not at all happy at the prospect of the 700-mile drive from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi. It was not that I disliked driving but I suspected that what is a very pleasant trip in the dry season could prove disastrous during the long rains, and the monsoons had arrived the previous week. I was fully
33、aware of the possibility of a breakdown, of hitting large animals as they stopped, dazzled by my headlamps, or even of skidding off the road. But these dangers worried me much less than the thought of the stretches of black cotton soil I would have to negotiate, gray and hard as concrete when dry, b
34、ut a black, viscous, muddy mess with the consistency of elastic after just one heavy shower of rain. However, I had to be in Nairobi by the weekend so there was nothing for it but to drive; all planes were fully booked three weeks ahead and with the railway line washed out there was little likelihoo
35、d of a train in the next few days. The first half of the journey proved completely uneventful, and I was in a very cheerful frame of mind as I pulled in to Moshi in the misty dawn. A little later, buoyed up by an excellent breakfast and the thought of tarmac roads all the way to the border, I resume
36、d my journey. I drove another 80 miles; I was now within 20 miles of the border and what I saw ahead matched my spirits. Gone were the hills, completely hidden by the lowering clouds, their ominous, gloomy depths rent by jagged flashes of lightning. Ten minutes later the rain struck-an almost solid
37、wall of water that smashed down on the car in a noisy frenzy, sheeted down the windscreen and made it almost impossible for me to see where I was going. The windscreen wipers did little to help; they were not designed to cope with such an avalanche of water. But rain of such intensity could not last
38、 long, and by the time I reached the border check-point the rain had eased off to proportions I felt I could cope with. The check-point consisted of two poles resting on tar barrels with the half-completed structure of a modem control post in between. In six months or so, everything would be complet
39、e as far as I could see. In the meantime, the officials I needed to stamp my passport and check my luggage could only be in the bedraggled tent I noticed perched on a slope over to my left. I took off my shoes and socks, climbed out of my car and dashed over to the tent. In the tent was an impeccabl
40、y dressed immigration official sitting on a chair with his feet tucked under him while a river of water flowed in under one wall of the tent and out under another. These were hardly ideal working conditions. Yet nobody would have thought that, as he saw me, he could grin cheerfully and extend a very
41、 courteous welcome. 46 To the writer, the greatest hazard on the journey was the possibility of _. （ A） his car breaking down （ B） hitting large animals （ C） skidding off the road （ D） having to drive through black cotton soil 47 The writer was happy when he reached Moshi because _. （ A） he had had
42、no trouble so far （ B） dawn was breaking and it would be easier to drive in daylight （ C） he was hungry and could have breakfast in Moshi （ D） the roads leading to the border were all flat 48 Near the border the writer could not see the hills because _. （ A） there were not any hills there （ B） the c
43、louds had covered them （ C） it was getting darker and darker （ D） the rain was streaming down the windscreen of his car 49 According to the text, the check-point _. （ A） was incomplete （ B） was a modem control post （ C） was made of tar barrels （ D） was in ideal working conditions 50 It can be inferr
44、ed that the writer might be _ when the immigration official grinned cheerfully to him. （ A） puzzled （ B） surprised （ C） indifferent （ D） happy 50 As the new economy has cooled, there has Been a steady drumbeat of layoff announcements. More than 36,000 dotcom employees were cut in the second half of
45、last year, including some 10,000 last month. But th6 firings went well beyond dotcomland. There were more than 480,000 layoffs through November. General Motors is laying off 15,000 workers with the closing of Oldsmobile. Whirlpool is trimming 6,300 workers; Aetna is letting go 5,000. The remarkable
46、thing is that US unemployment has so far stayed strikingly low. While the NASDAQ plunged and growth trailed off last year, the unemployment rate fluctuated between 3.9% and 4.1%. That pales compared with the unemployment rates during Old Economy dark years like 1992 (7.5%) and 1982 (9.7%). And it gi
47、ves the lie to an Old Economy article of faith-that there was a “natural rate of unemployment below which the economy could not operate without spurring inflation“. The supposed natural rate: just under 6%. How to account for the strong jobs picture? In part its because of the tight labor market of
48、the New Economy. Employers fought hard during the expansion to recruit and retain skilled workers. They are not looking to slash their payrolls unless they think a major recession is coming-because they know how much time and effort went into building their work forces. There is also more worker “ch
49、urning“ going on. Employees are losing their jobs for economic reasons, but theyre generally finding new work quickly. The latest rite of the Internet world is the “pink-slip party“ for those just let go. Dotcommers go to commiserate and often come away with new job offers. Job churning makes the economy more efficient: it directs workers to the positions where they are most useful. But it comes at so
