1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 153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 Where does students stress com
3、e from sometimes? 7 Parents didnt realize that the competition is_. 8 Besides cutting off funds, parents also threaten to take their child_. 9 What did parents used to see on high school report cards? 10 At their kindest, what will they do when they see their childrens lower grades? PART C Direction
4、s: 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 each question. You
5、 will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? （ A） Write a short story. （ B） Prepare for the lesson. （ C） Learn more about the writer. （ D） Help their mother. 12 Why does the speaker ask the questions? （ A） To check the students understanding of the
6、 story. （ B） To draw the students attention to reading skills. （ C） To let the students discuss father-son relationships. （ D） To motivate the students. 13 What will the students do in 10 minutes? （ A） Ask more questions. （ B） Discuss in groups. （ C） Give their answers. （ D） Do their homework. 14 Wh
7、y did Jane call Mike? （ A） To ask him to meet her. （ B） To tell him about Tom. （ C） To borrow his car. （ D） To give him a surprise. 15 Where will Jane be in about one hour? （ A） At Mikes place. （ B） At the airport. （ C） At a garage. （ D） At school. 16 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） Ja
8、ne has just learned to drive. （ B） Janes car is in bad condition. （ C） Mike will go to the airport. （ D） Mike wont go to the airport. 17 How did the speakers friends respond to his change of interest? （ A） Confused. （ B） Frightened. （ C） Nervous. （ D） Shaky. 18 What is one of the reasons for the spe
9、aker to switch his interest to underwater exploration ? （ A） The ocean is frienghtening. （ B） Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight. （ C） He wants to make more money. （ D） The space is more philosophical. 19 In what way does the speaker think diving is similar to space travel?
10、（ A） Equally interesting. （ B） Her ideas. （ C） Equally friendly. （ D） Equally hostile. 20 What is the speakers purpose in giving this talk? （ A） Explain the reason of the shift of interest. （ B） Tell us something about the sea. （ C） Tell us something about the space. （ D） Encourage people to investi
11、gate the sea. 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 Although many governments try to convince their respective subjects that atomic energy is an acceptable alternative 【
12、21】 _ the burning of fossil fuels, no government has taken the least trouble to explain the dangers. Maybe they are 【 22】_ them. 【 23】 _ the reason, the public must learn by experience, even though this 【 24】 _ may be catastrophic. While it is true that nuclear reactors do not produce visible smoke,
13、 it is certainly not 【 25】 _ that they do not pollute. And the pollution they produce is much more insidious precisely because it is 【 26】 _ . 【 27】 _ inconvenient it may be for governments to publish all the facts, they have no moral excuse for not doing so, 【 28】 _ they think they are acting in ou
14、r best interest. At least some of the facts are known, even though they are not widely reported. Nuclear reactors produce radioactive water and gases in vast 【 29】 _ . What 【 30】 _ all this waste? It is 【 31】 _ concrete tanks and stored on tank farms. It is 【 32】 _ in disused salt mines. It is run i
15、nto fractured rock. It is buried. It is 【 33】 _ about in special trains. But even when dumped, it has to be kept 【 34】 _ by sprinklers to stop it from boiling. And the contents of the tanks are, of course, extremely corrosive. The efforts of a fracture in the tank or a failure of the cooling system
16、would be 【 35】 _ . While every effort is made to 【 36】 _ that radioactive wastes do not escape into the sea or 【 37】 _ supplies of drinking water, such a leakage would be too horrible 【 38】 _ contemplate. But even then, governments would, presumably continue to belittle the hazards. It seems that 【
17、39】 _ governments can get away with not telling the truth, they will continue to keep silent. Nevertheless the people 【 40】 _ to know the full facts. Do you know what happens to the radioactive waste in your country? No? Well find out! 21 【 21】 （ A） for （ B） with （ C） to （ D） instead of 22 【 22】 （ A
18、） unaware of （ B） aware of （ C） unaware from （ D） aware from 23 【 23】 （ A） However （ B） Whatever （ C） Whenever （ D） Wherever 24 【 24】 （ A） experiment （ B） government （ C） danger （ D） experience 25 【 25】 （ A） untrue （ B） unreal （ C） true （ D） distrue 26 【 26】 （ A） visible （ B） invisible （ C） divisibl
19、e （ D） unlikable 27 【 27】 （ A） However （ B） Whatever （ C） Whenever （ D） Wherever 28 【 28】 （ A） even （ B） if even （ C） if （ D） even if 29 【 29】 （ A） numbers （ B） quality （ C） quantities （ D） degree 30 【 30】 （ A） happens （ B） happen to （ C） happened to （ D） happening to 31 【 31】 （ A） put down （ B） put
20、 into （ C） put up （ D） put onto 32 【 32】 （ A） stored （ B） storing （ C） being stored （ D） to be stored 33 【 33】 （ A） transporting （ B） transport （ C） being transported （ D） transported 34 【 34】 （ A） hot （ B） cooled （ C） cool （ D） to cool 35 【 35】 （ A） disaster （ B） danger （ C） disasters （ D） disastro
21、us 36 【 36】 （ A） reassure （ B） ensure （ C） convince （ D） assure 37 【 37】 （ A） in front of （ B） behind （ C） forward （ D） into 38 【 38】 （ A） against （ B） that （ C） to （ D） too 39 【 39】 （ A） as long as （ B） as well as （ C） as good as （ D） as smart as 40 【 40】 （ A） has a right （ B） with a right （ C） hav
22、ing a right （ D） have a right 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 You cant beat it, but you dont have to join it. Maybe it got the name common cold because its more common in winter.
23、 The fact is, though, being cold doesnt have anything to do with getting one. Colds are caused by the spread of rhinoviruses, and, at least so far, medical science is better at telling you how to avoid getting one than how to get rid of one. Children are the most common way cold viruses are spread t
24、o adults, because they have more colds than adults an average of about eight per year. Why do kids seem so much more easily to get colds than their parents? Simple. They havent had the opportunity to become immune to many cold viruses. There are more than 150 different cold viruses, and you never ha
25、ve the same one twice. Being infected by one makes you immune to it but only it. Colds are usually spread by direct contact, not sneezing or coughing. From another persons hand to your hand and then to your nose or eyes is the most common route. The highest concentration of cold viruses anywhere is
26、found under the thumbnails of a boy, although the viruses can survive for hours on skin or other smooth surfaces. Hygiene is your best defense. Wash your hands frequently preferably with a disinfectant soap, especially when children in your household have colds. But even careful hygiene wont ward of
27、f every cold. So, what works when a coughing, sneezing, runny nose strikes? The old prescription of two aspirins, lots of water, and bed rest is a good place to start. But youll also find some of the folk remedies worth using. Hot mi xtures of sugar (or honey), lemon, and water have real benefits. 4
28、1 According to the essay, you may have a cold because_. （ A） the weather is too cold （ B） the spread of rhinoviruses gets people infected （ C） another persons coughing passes the cold to you （ D） you wash your hands too often 42 The best way to keep yourself from getting colds is_. （ A） to keep your
29、self clean （ B） to use a disinfectant soap （ C） to take two aspirins every day （ D） to drink lots of water 43 Children have more colds because_. （ A） they are usually infected about eight times each year （ B） they are not immune to many cold viruses yet （ C） they never wash their hands so that their
30、 thumbnails are dirty （ D） they dont like eating lemon 44 When you are having a cold, _. （ A） it is always the same kind of cold that you had last time （ B） it may be the same kind of cold that you had last time （ C） it is certainly not the same kind of cold that you had last time （ D） it is probabl
31、y not the same kind of cold that you had last time 45 When one is having a cold, he may often have all the following symptoms EXCEPT_. （ A） coughing （ B） having a sore throat （ C） having a runny nose （ D） having a stomachache 45 A number of recent books have reworked subjects, forms and writing tech
32、niques. Todays children read stories about divorce, death, drugs, air pollution, political extremism and violence. Relying on the magic of the illustrator, all kinds of books are being published. Before they know to read, babies can play with books made of cloth or books made to take in the bath. La
33、ter on, they are given picture books that may be cubical (立方形的 ) or triangular, outsized or very small. They also like work-books which come with watercolors and paintbrushes, and comic books (漫画册 ) filled with details where they have to spot a figure hidden among thousands of others. Not that the t
34、raditional childrens books are being neglected. There are still storybooks where the pages pop up (跳起 ) when they are opened, to make a forest or a castle. Among the latest ideas are interactive stories where readers choose the plot (情节 ) or ending they want, and books on CD, which are very popular,
35、 in rich industrialized countries. The public has enthusiastically greeted the wealth of creativity displayed by publishers. “Previously, giving a child a book as often seen as improper,“ says Canadian author Marie-France Hebert. Her books, published by a French-language publisher, sell like hot cak
36、es in hundreds of thousands of copies. “Theres a real appetite for reading these days and I try to get across to children the passion for reading which is food for the mind and the heart, like a medicine or a vitamin. 46 “Reworked“ as used in Paragraph 1 means “_“ （ A） reworded （ B） rewritten （ C） p
37、rocessed （ D） revised 47 In the second paragraph the author lists the kinds of books_. （ A） recently published （ B） of various shapes （ C） babies like （ D） popular among children 48 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Books made of cloth came out earlier than picture books. （ B） When you
38、 buy work-books you will be given free comic books. （ C） Traditional childrens books are not being removed from market. （ D） Babies cannot have books while taking a bath. 49 The expression “get across to children“ in the last paragraph probably means_. （ A） pass on to children （ B） make children bel
39、ieve （ C） teach children （ D） get around to children 50 The main idea of the last paragraph is that people have_. （ A） warmly welcomed the abundance of wealth shown by publishers （ B） warmly welcomed the enormous amount of creativity shown by publishers （ C） showed great enthusiasm in publishers of
40、great creativity （ D） reacted strongly to the unlimited creativity of publishers 50 As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century c
41、lass-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class“ and the “working class“. (We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class“, including the hereditary aristocracy,
42、 since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.) The middle class consists chiefly of well to do businessmen and professional people of all kinds. The working class con
43、sists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers. The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation“ which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical working class people spe
44、ak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two class education system. To have been to a so called “public school“ immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle clas
45、ses tend to live a more formal life than working class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is “lunch“ and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner“, whereas the working mans dinner, if his working hours permit, is at mid-day, and his smaller, late evening meal is ca
46、lled supper. As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. Working class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working class incomes have grown
47、so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear. However, regardless of ones social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well bred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a laborer with the same respect he
48、gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir“, except in school and in certain occupations (e.g. commerce, the army, etc.) sounds too servile to be commonly used. 51 The middle class mainly refers to people_. （ A） who were born as aristocrat （
49、 B） who have the right to sit in the House of Lords （ C） who speak in many different local accents （ D） who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions 52 The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their_. （ A） dress （ B） work （ C） accent （ D） meal 53 Why isnt the word “sir“ commonly used in Britain? （ A） Because it sounds too se
