1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 16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 twic
2、e. 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 speaker makes an announceme
3、nt about the afternoon _. 7 The first show will begin in the marine arena at _. 8 If visitors provide food for the animals, this may upset the animals _. 9 A tour to the giant bird cage will be guided by _. 10 If people have any inquiries, they can go to the information desk at _. PART C Directions:
4、 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 w
5、ill hear each 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 fr
6、om girls. （ 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） C
7、hildren who are 8 or older. 14 The patient, according to the analysts 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.
8、 （ B） 2:00 a. m. （ C） 11:00 p.m. （ D） 12:00 p.m. 17 What is Einsteins greatest contribution to human beings? （ A） His teaching. （ B） His theory of relativity. （ C） His theory on advanced mathematics. （ D） His research. 18 When did Einsteins family move to Munich? （ A） When he was 2 years old. （ B） W
9、hen he was 14 years old. （ C） When he finished his study. （ D） When he became a teacher. 19 When did Einstein begin teaching? （ A） In 1901. （ B） In 1902. （ C） In 1910. （ D） In 1879. 20 How did Einstein explain Relativity to young students? （ A） Patiently. （ B） Intelligently. （ C） Indifferently. （ D）
10、 Vividly. 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. 21 All the wisdom of the ages, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply 【 21】 _ to a
11、ll of us 【 22】 _ the covers of books - but we must know how to avail ourselves 【 23】 _ 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
12、and 【 28】 _ about them. Some of the most 【 29】 _ people Ive met existed only in a Writers imagination, then 【 30】 _ the pages of his book, and then, 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
13、who 【 31】 _ in how. Who in the books includes everybody from science-fiction superman two hundred centuries in 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 teachin
14、g manners to children. Reading can make our minds feel pleased, 【 35】 _ means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness 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
15、 imagination works together with the 【 39】 _ or even goes beyond his. Your experience, 【 40】 _ his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his. 21 【 21】 （ A） useful （ B） new （ C） readable （ D） available 22 【 22】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） within （ D） with
16、 23 【 23】 （ A） of （ B） with （ C） for （ D） in 24 【 24】 （ A） the more （ B） the most （ C） the much （ D） the less 25 【 25】 （ A） lucky （ B） fortunate （ C） unfortunate （ D） misfortune 26 【 26】 （ A） these （ B） that （ C） this （ D） those 27 【 27】 （ A） satisfied （ B） dissatisfied （ C） satisfying （ D） dissatis
17、fying 28 【 28】 （ A） to find out （ B） finding out （ C） to find （ D） finding 29 【 29】 （ A） remarkable （ B） notorious （ C） hostile （ D） rude 30 【 30】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） off （ D） with 31 【 31】 （ A） like （ B） and （ C） or （ D） as 32 【 32】 （ A） number （ B） point （ C） part （ D） figure 33 【 33】 （ A） recove
18、rs （ B） discovers （ C） uncovers （ D） covers 34 【 34】 （ A） to （ B） in （ C） untill （ D） into 35 【 35】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） as 36 【 36】 （ A） do （ B） convert （ C） impose （ D） make 37 【 37】 （ A） fun （ B） funny （ C） uninteresting （ D） exhausting 38 【 38】 （ A） and （ B） for （ C） since （ D） bu
19、t 39 【 39】 （ A） the author （ B） the authors （ C） I the compiler （ D） the compilers 40 【 40】 （ 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
20、 ANSWER SHEET 1. 41 The period of adolescence, i. e., the person between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on societys definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short perio
21、d 6f time, while in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of ones life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood statu
22、s may change in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society. In modem society,
23、 ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For example, primary sch
24、ool graduation, high school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the individual. Ceremonies for adoles
25、cence have also been replaced by legal definitions of status roles, rights, privileges and responsibilities, It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of child-hood and minor status are removed and adult privileges and respo
26、nsibilities are granted. The twelve-year-old is no longer considered a child and has to pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult rights. At the age of sixteen the adolescent is gra
27、nted certain adult rights which increase his social status by providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain a drivers license; he can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult responsibilities as
28、 well as rights; the young man can now be a soldier, but he also can marry without parental permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contracts, and he is entitled to run for public o
29、ffice. No additional basic rights are acquired as a function of age alter majority status has been attained. None of these legal provisions determine at what point adulthood has been reached but they do point tO the prolonged period of adolescence. 41 The period of adolescence is much longer in indu
30、strial societies because_. （ A） the definition of maturity has changed （ B） the industrialized society is more developed （ C） more education is provided and laws against child labor are made （ D） ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance 42 Former social
31、 ceremonies that used to mark adolescence have given place to_. （ A） graduations from schools and colleges （ B） social recognition （ C） socio-economic status （ D） certain behavioral changes 43 No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is _. （ A） eleven years old （ B） sixteen
32、 years old （ C） twenty-one years old （ D） between twelve and twenty-one years old 44 Starting from 22,_. （ A） one will obtain more basic rights （ B） the older one becomes, the more basic rights he will have （ C） one wont get more basic rights than when he is 21 （ D） one will enjoy more rights grante
33、d by society 45 According to the passage, it is true that_. （ A） in the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existed （ B） no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-one （ C） one is considered to have
34、reached adulthood when he has a drivers license （ D） one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the army 46 Galaxies are the major building blocks Of the universe: A galaxy is giant family of many millions of stars, and it is held together by its own gravitational fi
35、eld. Most of the material universe is organized into galaxies of stars together with gas and dust. There are three main types of galaxy: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, a flattish disc of stars with two spiral arms emerging from its central nucleus. About one-qua
36、rter of all galaxies have this shape. Spiral galaxies are well supplied with the interstellar gas in which new stars form: as the rotating spiral pattern sweeps around the galaxy it compresses gas and dust, triggering the formation of bright young stars. The elliptical galaxies have a symmetrical el
37、liptical or spheroidal shape with no obvious structure. Most of their member stars are very old and since ellipticals are devoid of interstellar gas, no new stars are forming in them. The biggest and brightest galaxies in the universe are ellipticals with masses of about 1013 times that of the sun,
38、these giants may frequently be sources of strong radio emission, in which case they are called radio galaxies. About two-thirds of all galaxies are elliptical. Irregular galaxies comprise about one-tenth of all galaxies and they come in many subclasses. Measurement in space is quite different from m
39、easurement on Earth. Some terrestrial distances can be expressed as intervals of time, the time to fly from one continent to another or the time it takes to drive to work, for example. By comparison with these familiar yardsticks, the distances to the galaxies are incomprehensibly large, but they to
40、o are made more manageable by using a time calibration, in this case the distance that light travels in one year. On such a scale the nearest giant spiral galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy, is two million light years away. The most distant luminous objects seen by telescopes are probably ten thousand mil
41、lion light years away. Their light was already halfway here before the Earth even formed. The light from the nearby Virgo galaxy set out when reptiles still dominated the animal world. 46 What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? （ A） The Milky Way. （ B） Major categories of galaxies. （ C） How e
42、lliptical galaxies are formed. （ D） Differences between irregular and spiral galaxies. 47 According to the passage, new stars are formed in spiral galaxies due to_. （ A） an explosion of gas （ B） the compression of gas and dust （ C） the combining of old stars （ D） strong radio emissions 48 According
43、to the passage, which of the following is NOT true of elliptical galaxies? （ A） They are the largest galaxies. （ B） They mostly contain old stars. （ C） They contain a high amount of interstellar gas. （ D） They have a spherical shape. 49 Which of the following characteristics of radio galaxies is men
44、tioned in the passage? （ A） They are a type of elliptical galaxy. （ B） They are usually too small to be seen with a telescope. （ C） They are closely related to irregular galaxies. （ D） They are not as bright as spiral galaxies. 50 Why does the author mention the Virgo galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy
45、 in the third paragraph? （ A） To describe the effect that distance has no visibility. （ B） To compare the ages of two relatively young galaxies. （ C） To emphasize the vast distances of the galaxies from Earth. （ D） To explain why certain galaxies cannot be seen by a telescope. 51 Moviegoers may thin
46、k history is repeating itself this weekend. The summers most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly recreates the Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War II. But that isnt the films only reminder of the past. Harbor invites comparison to Titanic,
47、the biggest hit of ail time. Like Titanic, Harbor heaps romance and action around a major historical event. Like Titanic, Harbor attempts to create popular global entertainment from a deadly real life. Like Titanic, Harbor costs a pretty penny and hopes to get in even more at the box office. Both Ti
48、tanic and Pearl Harbor unseal their tales of love and tragedy over more than three hours. Both stories center on young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men: In Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane compete for the love of the same woman, a high society type played by a Britis
49、h actress named Kate (Winslet). In Harbor, two pilots (Ben Affelck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse played by a British actress named Kate (Beckinsale). The scenes of peril also have similarities. Harbor has a shot in which soldiers cling for dear life as the battleship USS Oklahoma capsizes. The moment is recalled of the Titanics climactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the o
