1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 166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 PART C Directions: You will he
3、ar 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 will hear eac
4、h piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What kind of proof did the man probably have when he bought the radio? （ A） A receipt and the cheque stub. （ B） The guarantee and the receipt. （ C） The radio and the box. （ D） The credit card and a receipt. 12 When did the man buy the radio? （ A） Last week. （ B） The day before
5、yesterday. （ C） Yesterday. （ D） This morning. 13 What is wrong with the radio? （ A） It has no instructions. （ B） It has run out of battery. （ C） The switch is in broken. （ D） The switch is the wrong position. 14 Why are “How To“ books in great demand in the United States? （ A） Because the rich do no
6、t always satisfy. （ B） Because many people read books only for pleasure. （ C） Because these books help Americans out of trouble. （ D） Because the books meet the needs of different readers. 15 What is one of the most popular types of books? （ A） The book that help people with their personal problems.
7、 （ B） The book that tell you how to earn more money. （ C） The book that tell you how to choose a job. （ D） The book that tell you how to make progress. 16 Which title best gives the ideas of the passage? （ A） Americans Like Reading. （ B） How To Book, a True Friend. （ C） How To Book Is Popular. （ D）
8、Americans Like Books. 17 How long is it since the first newspaper was printed? （ A） 700 years. （ B） Over 2, 000 years. （ C） About 1, 300 years. （ D） About 380 years. 18 According to the passage, which of the following newspapers have the largest circulation? （ A） English language newspapers. （ B） Ch
9、inese language newspapers. （ C） Japanese language newspapers. （ D） German language newspapers. 19 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） The earliest printed newspaper was developed in Europe. （ B） It took hundreds of years for newspapers to be developed into their present form
10、. （ C） Boston is the place where American newspapers were first printed. （ D） The first American newspaper carried news from both home and abroad. 20 Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage? （ A） China developed advanced technology in printing long before any other country in the
11、 world. （ B） More people read newspapers in English than in any other languages. （ C） Japan is the country where people read more newspapers. （ D） Newspapers have developed quickly in the U. S. since the beginning of the 18th century. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the fo
12、llowing text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 All the wisdom of the ages, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply【 21】 to all of us【 22】 the covers of books but we must know how to avail ourselves【 23】
13、 this treasure and how to get【 24】 from it. The most【 25】people all over the world, are【 26】 who have never discovered how【 27】 it is to read good books. I am very interested in people, in meeting them and【 28】 about them. Some of the most【 29】 people Ive met existed only in a writers imagination, t
14、hen【 30】 the pages of his book, and tlien, again, in my imagination. Ive found in books new friends, new societies, new words. If I am interested in people, others are interested not so much in who【 31】 in how. Who in the books includes everybody from science-fiction superman two hundred centuries i
15、n the future all the way back to the first【 32】 in history; how【 33】everything from the ingenious explanations of Sherlock Holmes【 34】 the discoveries of science and ways of teaching manners to children. Reading can make our minds feel pleased , 【 35】 means that it is a little like a sport: your eag
16、erness and knowledge and quickness【 36】 you a good reader. Reading is【 37】 , not because the writer is telling you something, 【 38】 because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works together with the【 39】 or even goes beyond his. Your experience, 【 40】 his, brings you to the same or differ
17、ent conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his. （ A） useful （ B） new （ C） readable （ D） available （ A） in （ B） at （ C） within （ D） with （ A） of （ B） with （ C） for （ D） in （ A） the more （ B） the most （ C） the much （ D） the less （ A） lucky （ B） fortunate （ C） unfortunate （ D） misfortune
18、 （ A） these （ B） that （ C） this （ D） those （ A） satisfied （ B） dissatisfied （ C） satisfying （ D） dissatisfying （ A） to find out （ B） finding out （ C） to find （ D） finding （ A） remarkable （ B） notorious （ C） hostile （ D） rude （ A） on （ B） in （ C） off （ D） with （ A） like （ B） and （ C） or （ D） as （ A）
19、number （ B） point （ C） part （ D） figure （ A） recovers （ B） discovers （ C） uncovers （ D） covers （ A） to （ B） in （ C） until （ D） into （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） as （ A） do （ B） convert （ C） impose （ D） make （ A） fun （ B） funny （ C） uninteresting （ D） exhausting （ A） and （ B） for （ C） since （
20、D） but （ A） the author （ B） the authors （ C） the compiler （ D） the compilers （ A） comparing with （ B） compared with （ C） comparing to （ D） compared by 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
21、. 40 Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics - the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to
22、 create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close. As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembl
23、y arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robot drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micromechanics, there are already robot systems that can
24、perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy - far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone. But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to m
25、ake at least a few decisions for themselves - goals that pose a real challenge. “While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific error, “ says Dave La-very , manager of a robotics program at NASA, “ we cant yet give a robot enough common sense to reliably interact with a dynamic world. “ Inde
26、ed the quest for true artificial intelligence has produced very mixed results. Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun
27、to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries. What they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brains roughly one hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented - and human perception far more complicated - than previously imagined. They have built robots that can recogn
28、ize the error of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimeter in a controlled factory environment. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the
29、single suspicious face in a big crowd. The most advanced computer systems on Earth cant approach that kind of ability, and neuroscientists still dont know quite how we do it. 41 Human ingenuity was initially demonstrated in （ A） the use of machines to produce science fiction. （ B） the wide use of ma
30、chines in manufacturing industry. （ C） the invention of tools for difficult and dangerous work. （ D） the elites cunning tackling of dangerous and boring work. 42 The word “gizmos“ (Line 1, Paragraph 2)most probably means （ A） programs. （ B） experts. （ C） devices. （ D） creatures. 43 According to the
31、text, what is beyond man s ability now is to design a robot that can （ A） fulfill delicate tasks like performing brain surgery. （ B） interact with human beings verbally. （ C） have a little common sense. （ D） respond independently to a changing world. 44 Besides reducing human labor, robots can also
32、（ A） make a few decisions for themselves. （ B） deal with some errors with human intervention. （ C） improve factory environments. （ D） cultivate human creativity. 45 The author uses the example of a monkey to argue that robots are （ A） expected to copy human brain in internal structure. （ B） able to
33、perceive abnormalities immediately. （ C） far less able than human brain in focusing on relevant information. （ D） best used in a controlled environment. 45 Education is primarily the responsibility of the states. State constitutions set up certain standards and rules for the establishment of school.
34、 State laws require children to go to school until they reach a certain age. The actual control of the schools, however, is usually a local matter. The control of the schools does not usually come directly from the local government. In each of the three types of city government, public schools are g
35、enerally quite separate and independent. They cooperate with local officials but are not dominated by the municipal government. Most Americans believe that schools should be free of political pressures. They believe that the separate control of the school systems preserves such freedom. Public schoo
36、ls are usually maintained by school districts. The state often sets the district boundaries. Sometimes the school district has the same boundaries as the city. Sometimes it is larger than the city. In the South, county boards of education members are elected. In some places they are appointed by the
37、 mayor or city council. The state legislature decides which method should be used. Most district boards of education try to give all pupils a chance to get a good education. A good education prepares a person to live a better life. It helps him to become a better citizen. Nearly all states give fina
38、ncial aid to local school districts. State departments of education offer other kinds of aid. States offer help with such things as program planning and the school districts. The federal government also helps. The National Defense Education Act allows school districts to get financial aid for certai
39、n purposes. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 added many other kinds of financial help. But neither the state nor the federal government dictates school policy. This is determined by local school boards. 46 Which of the following law is related to education? （ A） The National Defens
40、e Education Act. （ B） The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. （ C） The Independence Act. （ D） Both A and B. 47 How did the state control education? （ A） By setting up certain standard and rules. （ B） By requesting the children to go to schools until they are of certain age. （ C） Either A or B. （
41、 D） Both A and B. 48 How did they preserve the freedom of the schools from political pressure? （ A） By uniting all the schools into a union. （ B） By having the federal administration. （ C） By having separate and independent control. （ D） By cooperating with the state government. 49 People favor the
42、independence of school for the reason that （ A） people believe that it will ensure the existence of freedom. （ B） people believe that it will deprive the school of the financial aid. （ C） local government can rid itself from the financial burden. （ D） state government is not willing to exert its eff
43、ort on it. 50 The school district is likely to be all of the following EXCEPT （ A） larger than city district. （ B） larger than the state district. （ C） the same as the city district. （ D） Both A and C. 50 Karen Rusa was a 30-year-old woman and the mother of four children. For the past several months
44、 Karen had been experiencing repetitive thoughts that centered around her children s safety. She frequently found herself imagining that a serious accident had occurred; she was unable to put these thoughts out of her mind. On one such occasion she imagined that her son, Alan, had broken his leg pla
45、ying football at school. There was no reason to believe that an accident had occurred, but she kept thinking about the possibility until she finally called the school to see if Alan was all right. Even after receiving their assurance that he had not been hurt, she described herself as being somewhat
46、 surprised when he later arrived home unharmed. Karen also noted that her daily routine was seriously hampered by an extensive series of counting work that she performed throughout each day. Specific numbers had come to have a special meaning to her; she found that her preoccupation with these numbe
47、rs was hampering her ability to perform everyday activities. One example was grocery shopping. Karen believed that if she selected the first item on the shelf, something terrible would happen to her oldest child. If she selected the second item, some unknown disaster would fall on her second child,
48、and so on for the four children. Karen s preoccupation with numbers extended to other activities, most notable the pattern in which she smoked cigarettes and drank coffee. If she had one cigarette; she believed that she had to smoke at least four in a row, or one of her children would be harmed in s
49、ome way. If she drank one cup of coffee, she felt compelled to drink four. Karen acknowledged the unreasonableness of these rules, but, nevertheless, maintained that she felt more comfortable. When she observed them earnestly, when she was occasionally in too great a hurry to observe these rules, she experienced considerable anxiety, in the form of a subjective feeling of dread and fear. She described herself as tense, uneasy, and unable to relax during these periods. The occurrence of rarely minor accidents does not reduce her belief that she had been directly respons
