1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 214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 unusual question may doctors ask when giving kids a checkup next time? （ A） How much exercise they get every day. （ B） What they are most worried about. （ C） How long their parents accompany them daily. （ D） What entertainment they are interested in. 12 The academy suggest
5、s that children under age two_. （ A） get enough entertainment （ B） have more activities （ C） receive early education （ D） have regular checkups 13 According to the report, childrens bedrooms should_. （ A） be no place for play （ B） be near a common area （ C） have no TV sets （ D） have a computer for s
6、tudy 14 Why did the police officer stop the driver? （ A） The driver exceeded the speed limit. （ B） The driver didnt stop at the zebra crossing. （ C） The officer was conducting a routine check. （ D） The officer found the cars brake lights were out. 15 Why did the driver mention his wifes cousins husb
7、and? （ A） To prove his connection with the officer. （ B） To show himself as an influential man. （ C） To influence the police officer. （ D） To establish a new friendship. 16 What did the police officer threaten to do? （ A） Give the driver a ticket. （ B） Take the driver to court. （ C） Retain the drive
8、rs car. （ D） Take the driver to the police station. 17 What does Professor Morgan do? （ A） He is a film director of Science Fiction. （ B） He is a writer of Science Fiction. （ C） He is a scientist who researches on how to freeze a body and bring it back to life later. （ D） He is a doctor who treats t
9、erminal illnesses. 18 According to Professor Morgan, what enables animals to freeze themselves? （ A） A certain chemical in their bodies. （ B） The change of certain circumstances around them. （ C） A certain temperature. （ D） A certain season in the year. 19 How long will Professor Morgan be able to f
10、reeze human beings for as long or as short a time as he would like to? （ A） About ten years. （ B） About two years. （ C） About twenty years. （ D） About thirteen years. 20 What is true about the application of Professor Morgans research? （ A） It .can be used to prolong everyones life. （ B） It can help
11、 find cures for terminal illnesses. （ C） It can cure cancer and Aids. （ D） It can help freeze people with terminal illnesses and bring them back to life when the cure appears. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank
12、and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 In the past decade, new scientific developments in communications have changed the way many people gather information about politics. The most important of these new【 C1】 _is the Internet. Recent research suggests the use of the Internet for political info
13、rmation increases the 【 C2】 _of participation. While a(n) 【 C3】 _relationship between Internet news and political participation has been found, a theoretical link as to why the Internet is【 C4】 _from other media forms is largely【 C5】 _This research is an attempt to【 C6】 _the “black-box“ linking the
14、Internet and political participation by building on two theoretical【 C7】 _The first, surge and decline theory, comes out of political science and the second, media systems dependency theory, 【 C8】 _from communications. Both explanations focus on individual costs and benefits of political participati
15、on. The media can【 C9】 _the “costs“ by providing sufficient information to make 【 C10】_decisions about voting. Previous research【 C11】 _that the Internet benefits the public through the cost side of the equation. One of the medias greatest【 C12】_is information and the public【 C13】 _on media to provi
16、de them with the information they need. 【 C14】 _the Internet is capable of providing information【 C15】 _, and from a multitude of sources, one would expect it to【 C16】 _. political action through lowering the cost of information. Besides lowering participation costs, the media can【 C17】 _increase th
17、e benefits of participation. Intense media【 C18】 _of an event such as an election can【 C19】 _excitement that increases the perceived “benefit“ of participating. The Internet may encourage a unique participation benefit【 C20】 _increased mobilization efforts. 21 【 C1】 （ A） technologies （ B） materials
18、（ C） concepts （ D） devices 22 【 C2】 （ A） practicability （ B） feasibility （ C） probability （ D） stability 23 【 C3】 （ A） critical （ B） analytical （ C） empirical （ D） technical 24 【 C4】 （ A） specific （ B） unique （ C） particular （ D） peculiar 25 【 C5】 （ A） built （ B） losing （ C） missing （ D） connected 2
19、6 【 C6】 （ A） unpack （ B） unroll （ C） untie （ D） unfold 27 【 C7】 （ A） experiments （ B） comments （ C） approaches （ D） investigations 28 【 C8】 （ A） orientates （ B） initiates （ C） correlates （ D） originates 29 【 C9】 （ A） alter （ B） decrease （ C） induce （ D） cover 30 【 C10】 （ A） informed （ B） accepted （
20、C） understood （ D） diversified 31 【 C11】 （ A） declares （ B） denies （ C） promises （ D） argues 32 【 C12】 （ A） databanks （ B） resources （ C） sources （ D） costs 33 【 C13】 （ A） base （ B） act （ C） rely （ D） live 34 【 C14】 （ A） Because （ B） While （ C） If （ D） Although 35 【 C15】 （ A） casually （ B） objective
21、ly （ C） readily （ D） skillfully 36 【 C16】 （ A） advertise （ B） popularize （ C） manage （ D） encourage 37 【 C17】 （ A） also （ B） yet （ C） only （ D） just 38 【 C18】 （ A） interference （ B） statement （ C） coverage （ D） image 39 【 C19】 （ A） generate （ B） promote （ C） install （ D） expose 40 【 C20】 （ A） for （
22、B） via （ C） at （ D） from 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 The initial impact of computers was in the area of entertainment. If you walked by a video arcade in the early 1980s, you
23、 could not have failed to notice that the use of video games was growing at what some considered an alarming rate. In 1981 the movie industry grossed $3 billion, video games took in an estimated $6 billion. That gives you some idea of just how big the computer industry had become. Video games employ
24、 the same technology as personal computers, and indeed many who bought personal computers did so primarily for playing games at home, thus saving their quarters. Though video games are not as popular as they were a few years ago, they did provide consumer with their first real reason to buy PCs. A m
25、ore recent computer innovation, desktop publishing, supplies one good reason for those who write for a living to buy a PC. Desktop publishing is eceptively simple description for an extremely complex group of hardware and software tools. You can now write text, edit text, draw illustrations, incorpo
26、rate photographs, design page layouts, and print a finished document with a relatively inexpensive computer and laser printer. Although the new technology offers new freedom, there is a price to be paid for this freedom. With total control comes total responsibility. In fact, the issue of social res
27、ponsibility in our new computer age has long been a topic of debate among computer enthusiasts. Some people are concerned with the long-term social effects of the so-called computer revolution. Ironically, many PC pioneers who built and marketed the first machines were 60s-style advocates of social
28、change. They claim that while personal computer technology has the potential to make society more equal, its having the opposite effect since upper-middle-class people can afford them and lower-class people cannot. In addition, the ways that computers are used to monitor the activities of their user
29、s have evoked anxiety about the machine. Over 7 million Americans now have their work paced, controlled, and monitored by computers. A computer is more restrictive and powerful in the way it controls people than the old-fashioned assembly line. This can lead to what some have called “tech-stress“. I
30、rritated eyes, back problems, and other physical symptoms have also been associated with the extensive use of computers. Although the personal computer may not have had the impact some predicted a decade age, the combination of computer technology with satellites and cable does promise innovations i
31、n the mass media that would have seemed astonishing just a few short years ago. 41 The dramatic growth of the business dealing in video games is the result of_. （ A） the development of computer industry （ B） the development of wireless technology （ C） the decline in movie industry （ D） the depressio
32、n in the entertainment business 42 The consumers first motivation in buying personal computer is to_. （ A） play video games （ B） make writing easier for themselves （ C） facilitate their entrance into the stock market （ D） transmit printed information 43 Whats the advantage that desktop publishing br
33、ings people? （ A） It makes home banking a reality. （ B） It provides a method for producing professional-looking documents. （ C） It makes it possible for people to receive newspaper electronically. （ D） It makes it possible for people to bring office work to home. 44 In the long run, the social effec
34、t of computers is that_. （ A） it controls peoples life （ B） it brings about a more equal society （ C） it might lengthen the distance between upper-middle-class people and lower-class people （ D） it leads to a profound change in the mass media 45 According to the passage, which of the following is tr
35、ue? （ A） Computer may cause health problems for its users. （ B） Computer has led to a revolution in every aspect of peoples life. （ C） Computer is financially within the reach for most consumers. （ D） The influence of computer has on peoples life is not as great as people have predicted. 45 There ar
36、e advantages in 1997, if you want to look for them. The air is cleaner, and there seem to be fewer colds. The crime rate has dropped. With the police car too expensive, policemen are back on their beats. More important, the streets are full. Legs are king, and people walk everywhere far into the nig
37、ht. There is mutual protection in crowds. If the weather isnt too cold, people sit out front. If it is hot, the open air is the only air-conditioning they get. At least, the street lights still burn. Indoors, few people can afford to keep lights burning after supper. As for the winter well, it is in
38、convenient to be cold, with most of what furnace fuel is allowed hoarded for the dawn. But sweaters are popular indoor wear. Showers are not an everyday luxury. It is sore in the suburbs, which were born with the auto, lived with the auto, and are dying with the auto. Suburbanites from associations
39、that assign turns to the procurement and distribution of food. Rushcarts creak from house to house along the posh suburban roads, and every bad snow-storm is a disaster. It isnt easy to hoard enough food to last till the roads are open. What energy is left must be conserved for agriculture. The grea
40、t car factories make trucks and farm machinery almost exclusively. The American population isnt going up much any more, but the food supply must be kept high even though the prices and difficulty of distribution force each American to eat less. Food is needed for export to pay for some trickles of o
41、il and for other resources. The rest of the world is not as lucky as we are. Theyre starving out there because earths population has continued to rise. The population on earth is 5. 5 billion up by 1. 5 billion since 1997 and outside the United States and Europe, not more than one in five has enough
42、 to eat at any given time. There is a high infant mortality rate. Its more than just starvation, though. There are those who manage to survive on barely enough to keep the body working, and that proves to be not enough for the brain. It is estimated that nearly two billion people in the world are pe
43、rmanently brain damaged by undernutrition, and the number is growing. At least, the big armies are gone. Only the United States and the Soviet Union can maintain a few tanks, planes, and ships which they dare not move for fear of biting into limited fuel reserves. Machines must be replaced by human
44、muscle and beasts of burden. People are working longer hours, and with lighting restricted, television only three hours a night, new books few and printed in small editions what is there to do with leisure? Work, sleep, and eating are the great trinity of 1997, and only the first two are guaranteed.
45、 46 What is the passage about? （ A） It is a history of life in 1997. （ B） It is the description of life after a war. （ C） It is an imaginary account of life in 1997. （ D） It is a scientific study of life in 1997. 47 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Energy
46、will be on more expensive and in short supply. （ B） Most people will be on their legs. （ C） The air will be cleaner in 1997. （ D） There will be more cars than ever in 1997. 48 In 1997, people will （ A） not use any electricity （ B） use more electricity than they do today （ C） use less electricity tha
47、n they do today （ D） not like electricity any more 49 Why will American need to export food in 1997? （ A） Because the farmers will need a lot of money. （ B） Because it will need money to buy oil. （ C） Because it will have too much food for its own use. （ D） Because it wants to help other countries.
48、50 Which of the following can best describe the authors tone? （ A） Pessimistic. （ B） Cheerful. （ C） Excited. （ D） Optimistic. 50 In the last half of the nineteenth century “capital“ and “labour“were enlarging and perfecting their rival organisations on modern lines. Many an old firm was replaced by
49、a limited liability company with a bureaucracy of salaried managers. The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family firms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders. It was moreover a step away from individual initiative, towards collectivism and municipal and state-owned busi
