1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 169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 How many children did Susan and Michael interview? （ A） 150. （ B） 151. （ C） 152. （ D） 153. 12 Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments? （ A） Because they find it not challenging enough to play them. （ B） Because they consider it important to be different from girls. （
5、C） Because they find them too hard to play. （ D） Because they think it silly to play them. 13 Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments? （ A） Children with private music tutors. （ B） Children who are between 5 and 7. （ C） Children who are well-educated. （ D） Children who
6、are 8 or older. 14 The patient, according to the analyst s report, is （ A） physically ill. （ B） mentally ill. （ C） fit. （ D） nervous. 15 How often does the woman smoke? （ A） Quite often. （ B） Once in a while. （ C） Rarely. （ D） Never. 16 When does the lady usually go to bed? （ A） 1: 00 a.m. （ B） 2: 0
7、0 a.m. （ C） 11: 00 p.m. （ D） 12: 00p.m. 17 What is the occasion for the mans speech? （ A） Graduation. （ B） A class reunion. （ C） The dedication of a new building. （ D） The groundbreaking ceremony for a pedestrian walkway on campus. 18 In what aspect does State University remain the same? （ A） The ma
8、in campus. （ B） The student population. （ C） The age-old ideals. （ D） The programs of the Division of Continuing Education. 19 Why was University Tower torn down? （ A） Because a bell tower was to the built on the site. （ B） Because it was found unsafe. （ C） Because a parking lot was to be constructe
9、d there. （ D） Because no one wanted to preserve it. 20 What is the main idea of the mans speech? （ A） Everything at State University has changed in the past ten years. （ B） Although the campus looks the same, some things have changed at State University. （ C） In spite of the changes on the campus, t
10、he commitments of the State University remain the same. （ D） Everything has stayed the same at State University during the past ten years. 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
11、 1. 20 Besides climate change, developing countries like China need to deal with energy【 21】 and environmental issues: the development of sources of clean energy needs to be【 22】 line with their interests. Clean energy has been given greater prominence than ever before; it is seen as a new industria
12、l【 23】 and【 24】 of economic growth for the new century. The time for clean energy has come. In China, clean energy is moving ahead at full speed. Take wind power as an example: by the end of last year, China had【 25】 wind power generating capacity of 12. 21GW, making China the largest wind power gen
13、erator in Asia and fourth in the world. But according to the research, one-third of wind power capacity is running【 26】 due to an inability to get the power to the national【 27】 . India-like Chinarelies【 28】 on coal for its energy needs. This will only change if the funds and technology to develop c
14、lean energy, such as wind and nuclear power, are【 29】 . India will not choose clean energy【 30】 . Nuclear power is currently the most【 31】 of clean energy sources.【 32】 , if it is to be【 33】 on a large scale by developing nations, technological advances will be needed to make it competitive with coa
15、l. Compared【 34】 developed countries, developing countries have more【 35】 choices when it comes to energy structure. Promoting economic growth requires【 36】 energyand coal, the cheapest and most【 37】 source of energy for many countriesis the【 38】 choice. Cheap coal means cheap electricity and a comp
16、etitive economy. Rising electricity prices would cause public【 39】 and impact on standards of【 40】 . （ A） scarce （ B） scare （ C） scarcity （ D） scary （ A） on （ B） in （ C） with （ D） along （ A） revolution （ B） evolution （ C） advance （ D） development （ A） resource （ B） reason （ C） root （ D） source （ A）
17、inspected （ B） inspired （ C） instigate （ D） installed （ A） effectively （ B） regularly （ C） slowly （ D） idle （ A） net （ B） network （ C） grid （ D） mesh （ A） mainly （ B） significantly （ C） majorly （ D） vitally （ A） provident （ B） providential （ C） providing （ D） provided （ A） by itself （ B） on its own
18、（ C） voluntarily （ D） automatically （ A） cheapest （ B） expensive （ C） competitive （ D） advanced （ A） Therefore （ B） However （ C） Furthermore （ D） Otherwise （ A） adopted （ B） adapted （ C） adaptable （ D） admitted （ A） to （ B） with （ C） in （ D） upon （ A） limited （ B） limitless （ C） maximal （ D） minimal
19、 （ A） expensive （ B） much （ C） competitive （ D） cheap （ A） absurd （ B） abundance （ C） absent （ D） abundant （ A） good （ B） best （ C） first （ D） last （ A） discord （ B） content （ C） discontent （ D） discomfort （ A） life （ B） living （ C） live （ D） lives Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. A
20、nswer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Every country with a monetary system of its own has to have some kind of market in which dealers in bills, notes, and other forms of short term credit can buy and sell. The “money market“ is a set
21、of institutions or arrangements for handling what might be called wholesale transactions in money and short term credit. The need for such facilities arises in much the same way that a similar need does in connection with the distribution of any of the products of a diversified economy to their fina
22、l users at the retail level. If the retailer is to provide reasonably adequate service to his customers , he must have active contacts with others who specialize in making or handling bulk quantities of whatever is his stock in trade. The money market is made up of specialized facilities of exactly
23、this kind. It exists for the purpose of improving the ability of the retailers of financial servicescommercial banks, savings institutions, investment houses, lending agencies, and even governmentsto do their jobs. It has little if any contact with the individuals or firms who maintain accounts with
24、 these various retailers or purchase their securities or borrow from them. The elemental functions of a money market must be performed in any kind of modern economy , even one that is largely planned or socialist, but the arrangements in socialist countries do not ordinarily take the form of a marke
25、t. Money markets exist in countries that use market processes rather than planned allocations to distribute most of their primary resources among alternative uses. The general distinguishing feature of a money market is that it relies upon open competition among those who are bulk suppliers of funds
26、 at any particular time and among those seeking bulk funds, to work out the best practicable distribution of the existing total volume of such funds. In their market transactions, those with bulk supplies of funds or demands for them, rely on groups of intermediaries who act as brokers or dealers. T
27、he characteristics of these middlemen, the services they perform, and their relationship to other parts of the financial vary widely from country to country. In many countries there is no single meeting place where the middlemen get together, yet in most countries the contacts among all participants
28、 are sufficiently open and free to assure each supplier or user of funds that he will get or pay a price that fairly reflects all of the influences (including his own) that are currently affecting the whole supply and the whole demand. In nearly all cases, moreover, the unifying force of competition
29、 is reflected at any given moment in a common price (that is, rate of interest) for similar transactions. Continuous fluctuations in the money market rates of interest result from changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon the market and in the pull of current demands upon the marke
30、t. 41 The first paragraph is mainly about （ A） the definition of money market. （ B） the constitution of a money market. （ C） the basic functions of a money market. （ D） the general feature of a money market. 42 According to this passage, a money market （ A） provides convenient services to its custom
31、ers. （ B） has close contact with the individuals or firms seeking funds. （ C） maintains accounts with various retailers of financial services. （ D） is made up of institutions who specialize in handling wholesale monetary transactions. 43 Which of the following statements about a money market is NOT
32、true according to this passage? （ A） Money market does not exist in planned economies. （ B） Money market has been established in some socialist countries. （ C） Money market encourages open competition among bulk suppliers of funds. （ D） Money market relies upon market processes to distribute funds t
33、o final users. 44 The author uses the example of middleman to show （ A） market transactions are important in different countries. （ B） dealers are needed in doing business. （ C） middlemen can play great role in different transactions and different countries. （ D） middlemen in different countries hav
34、e different actions in business. 45 According to this passage, （ A） brokers usually perform the same kinds of services to their customers. （ B） brokers have little contact with each other. （ C） open competition tends to result in a common price for similar transactions at any given moment. （ D） chan
35、ges in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon market tends to maintain a common price for similar transactions. 45 About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville, England in 1948 b
36、y Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stroke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sports for
37、the disabled. In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings things developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stroke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome. Now, every
38、 four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as die normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stroke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1, 604 wheelchair athletes fro
39、m about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stroke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics. The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you cant enjoy sport
40、s. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able bodies. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those for
41、tunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded. 46 The first games for the disabled were held_after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England. （ A） 50 years （ B） 21 years （ C） 9 years （ D） 4 years 47 Besides Stroke Mandeville, surely the games for the disab
42、led were once held in （ A） New York. （ B） London. （ C） Rome. （ D） Los Angeles. 48 In paragraph 2, the underlined word “athletes“ means （ A） people who support the games. （ B） people who watch the games. （ C） people who organize the games. （ D） people who compete in the games. 49 Which of the followi
43、ng statements is NOT true? （ A） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled. （ B） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier. （ C） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany. （ D） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British. 50 From the passage we may conclude that the writer
44、is （ A） one of the organizers of the games for the disabled. （ B） a disabled who once took part in the games. （ C） against holding the games for the disabled. （ D） in favor of holding the game for the disabled. 50 Police in the popular resort city Virginia Beach recently began operating video survei
45、llance cameras with controversial face recognition technology. Virginia Beach and Tampa in Florida two cities in the United States acquired the technology, which cost them $ 197, 000.” “Before we switched it on, we went through an extensive public education process with hearings and the involvement
46、of citizen groups and minority groups, who helped write the policies we are using, “ said deputy police chief Greg Mullen. A citizens auditing committee has the right to perform unannounced spot checks on police headquarters to make sure the technology is not being misused. Three of the citys 13 cam
47、eras are linked full time to the face recognition system, though the others can be activited as needed. The database of wanted people is updated every day. So far, the system has failed to produce a single arrest, though it has generated a few false alarms. It works by analyzing faces based on a ser
48、ies of measurements, such as the distance from the tip of the nose to the chin or the space between the eyes. Critics say it is highly inaccurate and can be easily fooled. Mullen, who sees the system eventually being linked to the databases of other city, state and federal law enforcement agencies t
49、o track criticals and suspected terrorists, said, “The system doesnt look at skin color or your hair or your gender. It takes human prejudices out of the equation. “ “This technology has little or no effect on the crime rate but it does have an effect on peoples behavior. People feel cowed, “ said Bruce Steinhardt, who directs the technology. Despite the fact that tests have shown faces recognition only works in around 30% cases, the ACLU is alarmed that the technology may soon spread to airports. The organization also fears it could potentially be used to monitor
