1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 175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 In the USA, how many children smoke every day? （ A） two fifths （ B） 63 percent （ C） About one in five （ D） 63000 12 Why should children be educated about the harm of smoking at an early age? （ A） Because small children are more curious about cigarettes. （ B） Because smoking is
5、difficult to give up for children. （ C） Because the early age is the time to form values. （ D） Because childrens health is more venerable to the hurt of cigarette. 13 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） 11 percent of boys in America smoke before their fourth grade. （ B） Nicotine is a part of
6、 cigarette. （ C） Children form values in the fourth grade. （ D） Parents who cannot stop smoking should force their children to stay away from it. 14 What is the value of work for Mr. Smith? （ A） Making contribution. （ B） Gaining self-esteem. （ C） Making a living. （ D） Realizing ideal. 15 According t
7、o the dialogue, which of the following is true for the woman? （ A） She doesnt agree with that money is a badge for success. （ B） She believes that money and status can not be separated. （ C） She hardly likes her profession. （ D） She thinks making money is the most important factor as for work. 16 Wh
8、at can be inferred from the dialogue? （ A） Mr. Smith is not good at his work. （ B） The boss doesnt trust Mr. Smith. （ C） Mr. Smith is keen on his job. （ D） The two speakers are employer and employee. 17 What is the date today according to the talk? （ A） July 10th. （ B） July 11th. （ C） July 9th. （ D）
9、 July 8th. 18 Why does Mr. Cotton call? （ A） He calls to cancel his reservation. （ B） He calls to change his ticket. （ C） He calls to check his ticket. （ D） He calls to cancel his reservation and make another. 19 According to the talk, which of the following is true? （ A） Mr. Cotton calls British ai
10、rlines. （ B） The July 12th plane is not available. （ C） Mr. Cotton chooses the economy class seat. （ D） Mr. Cotton likes the aisle seat. 20 Which of the following can be inferred from the talk? （ A） Mr. Cotton should come to the ticket office as soon as possible. （ B） Mr. Cotton gets the ticket at o
11、nce. （ C） Mr. Cotton will get the ticket in the local post office. （ D） Mr. Cotton needs to go to the ticket office to get the ticket. 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.
12、20 What do you do to【 21】 care of the books in your library? Some of the most collectors【 22】 to read the books in their collection;【 23】 the books remain in mint【 24】 . Others buy two copies of a book; they【 25】 one, and leave the other untouched. Many readers must read their books,【 26】 they still
13、 want to protect and care for the volumes. Here are some tips to remember【 27】 you want your books to remain in good condition. Firstly, avoid Writing. You may have been told to【 28】 in the margins of your books, or even to underline or highlight words, phrases, and paragraphs. But, if you plan to【
14、29】 the book, add it to your library, or even sell it - dont write in the book. The ink permanently damages your book. Use a journal or notebook to take【 30】 on pages or use pieces of paper or Post-It notes. If you are【 31】 to write in your book, use a pencil, and erase the markings. Secondly, avoid
15、 Food and Drink. Food and Liquids which are hazards to your books. The best practice is to avoid eating or drinking【 32】 you read. If you need to read while you eat, make sure your fingers are clean and dry as you hold the book or turn the pages. Also,【 33】 the book away from the food and drink. Che
16、ck the table or other surfaces for water, crumbs, and stickiness【 34】 you put your book【 35】 . Finally, take care. When you handle your book, hold it【 36】 care. When you read the book, dont【 37】 down the corners of the pages and use a bookmark instead. Dont fold the【 38】 of the book back. Dont break
17、 the binding; and dont【 39】 your book with the book【 40】 , face-down. Use a book cover to keep your books in the best condition. （ A） put （ B） get （ C） take （ D） give （ A） refuse （ B） accept （ C） refute （ D） receive （ A） but （ B） then （ C） so （ D） still （ A） condition （ B） station （ C） environment （
18、 D） surrounding （ A） speak （ B） read （ C） touch （ D） collect （ A） so （ B） and （ C） also （ D） but （ A） if （ B） unless （ C） which （ D） since （ A） underline （ B） write （ C） symbol （ D） document （ A） exhaust （ B） keep （ C） decorate （ D） reserve （ A） quiz （ B） subject （ C） notes （ D） extracts （ A） unders
19、tood （ B） believed （ C） forced （ D） required （ A） while （ B） before （ C） after （ D） since （ A） take （ B） keep （ C） bring （ D） give （ A） after （ B） until （ C） before （ D） when （ A） down （ B） away （ C） up （ D） off （ A） for （ B） to （ C） with （ D） in （ A） break （ B） fold （ C） snap （ D） convert （ A） enve
20、lope （ B） definition （ C） content （ D） cover （ A） locate （ B） placate （ C） place （ D） dispose （ A） occasional （ B） open （ C） obvious （ D） outstanding 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 Very early in the morning, before daybreak for the greater part of the year, the men would throw on their clothes, breakfast on bread and fat, snatch the dinner baskets which had been packed for them overnight, and hurry off across the fields to the farm. Getting the boys off was a more difficul
22、t matter. Mothers would have to call and shake and sometimes pull boys of eleven or twelve out of their warm beds on a winter morning. Most of the young and those in the prime of life were thickset, red-faced men of good medium height and enormous strength, who prided themselves on the weights they
23、could carry and boasted of never having had “an ache nor a pain“ in their lives. The elders stooped, had gnarled and swollen hands and, walked badly, for they felt the effects of a life spent out of doors in all weathers and of the rheumatism which tried most of them. They still spoke the dialect, i
24、n which the words were not only broadened, but in many words doubled. Boy was “boo-oy“, cola “coo-al“ and so on. In other words, syllables were slurred and words were run together, as “brenbuer“ for bread and butter. They had hundreds of proverbs and sayings and their talk was stiff with smile. Noth
25、ing was ever simply hot, cold or colored; it was “as hot as hell“, “as cold as ice“, “as green as grass“ or “as yellow as a guinea“. To be nervy was to be “like a cat on hot bricks“; to be angry, “mad as a bull“, or any one might be “poor as a rat“, “sick as a dog“, “as ugly as sin“, “full of the mi
26、lk of human kindness“, or “stinking with pride“. The mens incomes were the same to a penny (ten shillings a week); their circumstances, pleasures, and their daily field work were shared in common but in themselves they differed, as other men of their day differed, in country and town. Some were inte
27、lligent, others slow in the uptake, some were kind and helpful, others selfish. A stranger would not have found the dry humor of the Scottish peasant, or the racy wit and wisdom of Thomas Hardys Wessex. These mens minds were cast in a heavier mould and moved more slowly. Yet there were occasional gl
28、eams of quiet fun. When Edmund was crying because his pet magpie had flown away one may told him to go and tell Mrs. Andrews about it (she was the village gossip) “and youll soon know where shes been seen“. Their favorite virtue was endurance. Not to flinch from pain or hardship was their ideal. A y
29、oung woman would say to the midwife after her first confinement, “I didnt flinch, did I? Oh, I do hope I didnt flinch,“ and a man would tell how he had taken a piece of fence to fight off a charging bull, and not he but the bull had “flinched.“ 41 Most of the younger men were _. （ A） satisfied with
30、their weight and good health （ B） boastful of their great height and energy （ C） vain about their good health and strength （ D） proud of their being able to carry light weights 42 Although the old men spoke their local dialect _. （ A） it was going out of fashion with their parents （ B） it was diffic
31、ult for the younger people to understand them （ C） it is still spoken by the local people today （ D） it is not spoke by all the local people today 43 The author says that these men all had different characters although _. （ A） a stranger might have found them boring and uninteresting （ B） outwardly
32、they all lived in exactly the same way as each other （ C） men in those days had different regional characteristics （ D） they had very boring lives with no modem entertainment 44 The villagers admired people who _. （ A） did not show fear and suffered pain bravely （ B） could give birth to children wit
33、hout difficulty or fuss （ C） could fight with bulls and other fierce animals （ D） could make other people afraid and respectful 45 The villagers attitude toward the people who was coward was _. （ A） indifferent （ B） happy （ C） suspicious （ D） disparaging 45 The World Health Organization (WHO) is in
34、trouble. Its leader is accused of failing to lead, and as the organization drifts, other bodies, particularly the World Bank, are setting the global health agenda. Western governments want the WHO to set realistic targets and focus its energy on tackling major killers such as childhood diseases and
35、tobacco. The WHO clearly needs to set priorities. Its total budget of 0.9 billion around 10p for each man, woman and child in the world-cannot solve all the worlds health problems. Yet its senior management does not seem willing to narrow the organizations focus. Instead it is trying to be all thing
36、s to all people and losing dependability. Unfortunately, the argument for priority-setting is being seriously undermined by the U.S., one of the chief advocators of change. The U.S. is trying to reduce its contribution to the WHOs regular budget from a quarter of the total to a fifth. That would lea
37、ve the organization 20 million short this year. On top of the substantial debts the U.S. already owes. The WHO may need priorities, but it certainly doesnt need budget cuts. Thanks to the U.S.s failure to pay its bills, many of the poorer nations see priority-setting as merely a cover for cost cutti
38、ng that would hit their health programs hard. The WHO would not serve poorer countries any worse if it sharpened its focus. It would probably serve them better. In any case, a sharper focus should not mean that less money is needed. When the U.S. demands cuts, it simply fuels disputes between the ri
39、cher and poorer countries and gives the WHOs senior management more time to postpone. The American action is not confined to the WHO. It wants eventually to cut its contributions to the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Labor Organization too. But it knows that dissatisfaction
40、with the WHO and its leadership has made the organization vulnerable. If it wins against the WHO, the rest will lose out in their turn. Americas share of the budget is already a concession. Each nations contribution to the UN agencies is calculated according to its wealth, and by that measure the U.
41、S. should be paying about 28 percent of the WHO budget. But over the past three decades the U.S. has gradually reduced what it pays the organization. The U.S. should not task for further cuts, until it pays its full share of money, it will hold back the organizations much needed reforms. The world n
42、eeds the WHO. The World Bank may have a bigger budget, but it sees improved health as just one part of economic and social development. The WHO remains the only organization committed to health for all, regardless of wealth. 46 How much of the WHOs budget should the United States pay in terms of its
43、 wealth? （ A） Quarter. （ B） 28%. （ C） More than 20 million. （ D） A fifth. 47 Which of the following can best characterize the U.S.? （ A） It has stopped demanding reforms. （ B） Its management is inefficient. （ C） It is trying to pay less to WHO. （ D） Its government is not responsive. 48 What does the
44、 author mean when he interprets the urge for a sharper focus? （ A） The U.S. will be justified in cutting its financial contribution. （ B） More heated arguments will be unavoidable between richer and poorer countries. （ C） There should be better service for poorer countries but no cost cutting. （ D）
45、The poorer countries will not receive more benefits. 49 What is the United States strategy to fight all those organizations according to the author? （ A） To defeat them all one by one. （ B） To defeat the WHO first and the others will give up. （ C） To exclusively cut contributions to the WHO. （ D） To
46、 cut contributions to all the organizations. 50 Which of the following world organizations has the weakest leadership according to the passage? （ A） The International Labor Organization. （ B） The Food and Agriculture Organization. （ C） The World Health Organization. （ D） The World Bank. 50 In 1987,
47、there were over 1.5 million violent crimes reported in the United States. Most of this violence comes from aggressive people. Psychologists are trying to understand the cause of aggressive behavior that results in injury or death. Psychologists say that extreme aggression runs in families. In other
48、words, if your parents are very aggressive, there is a strong possibility that you will be too. A team of researchers recently studied a large group of children over a 22-year period. The researchers discovered that the aggressive children grow up to become aggressive adults. Furthermore, the males
49、are likely to have criminal records before the age of 30. This pattern continues as the aggressive adults in turn severely punish their own children. When a childs aggressive behavior becomes part of his or her character, it is not easy to change. Therefore, it is important to try to prevent it before adolescence, many psychologists believe that watching violence on television may cause children to become aggressive. One solution may be that parents forbid their children to watch violent television programs. Aggressive behavior in v
