1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 21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 What is the main part of the Go
3、lden Bridge?_ 7 How long is the main span of the Golden Gate Bridge ?_ 8 How many lanes of traffic in the Golden Gate bridge? _ 9 Where is the Mackinac Bridge?_ 10 How many cars will be able to cross the bridgein a single year when a lower deck is added? _ PART C Directions: You will hear three dial
4、ogues 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 each piece ONLY
5、ONCE. 11 Why did the woman open the door when someone knocked on it? （ A） Because she knew the two men, （ B） Because she thought it was her husband. （ C） Because she was waiting for them. （ D） Because she was afraid of them. 12 Which of the following is NOT among the things taken by the robbers? （ A
6、） A camera. （ B） A wallet with 200 in it. （ C） A watch. （ D） Some jewelry. 13 Why didnt the woman report soon after the robbers ran off? （ A） Because she fainted. （ B） Because she was too scared. （ C） Because her husband didnt allow her to. （ D） Because she was bound and gagged. 14 Why do many peopl
7、e criticize TV programs in the U. S. ? （ A） There are not enough programs to entertain. （ B） There are not enough programs to show the life of ordinary people. （ C） There are too many programs to educate. （ D） There are not enough serious programs. 15 According to the speaker, who should be responsi
8、ble for the lack of serious programs on TV? （ A） Businessman. （ B） TV set owner. （ C） TV station owner. （ D） The commercial TV systems. 16 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a kind of serious program? （ A） Programs of science. （ B） Programs of medicine. （ C） Programs of art. （ D） Programs of
9、 history. 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） Chinese language
10、 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. （ C） Boston
11、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 world. （ B） M
12、ore 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 following text. C
13、hoose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Computers are now being pushed into schools. We know that multimedia will make 【 21】 _ easy and fun. Children will happily learn from 【 22】 _ characters while taught by expertly 【 23】 _ software.Who needs teacher
14、s when youve got 【 24】 _ education? These expensive toys are difficult to use in the classrooms and 【 25】 _ extensive teacher training. Sure, kids love video games 【 26】 _ think of your own experience: can you 【 27】 _ even one educational filmstrip of many years ago? Ill 【 28】 _ you remember the two
15、 or three great teachers who made a 【 29】 _ in your life. Then theres cyberbusiness. Were promised 【 30】 _ catalog shopping just point and click for great deals. Well order airline tickets 【 31】 _ the network, book restaurants and egotiate sales 【 32】 _ .Stores will become obsolete. So how come my l
16、ocal mall does more 【 33】 _ in an afternoon than the entire Internet 【 34】 _ in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to 【 35】 _ money over the Internet, the network is 【 36】 _ a most essential ingredient of trade and commerce: salespeople. Whats absent from this electronic wonderland? Peopl
17、e contact. Computers and networks 【 37】 _ us from one another. A network chat line is a limp 【 38】_ for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive multimedia display comes 【 39】_ to the excitement of a 【 40】 _ concert. This virtual reality where frustration is legion and where in the holy names of
18、Education and Progress important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued. 21 【 21】 （ A） schoolwork （ B） exercise （ C） teamwork （ D） research 22 【 22】 （ A） stimulated （ B） animated （ C） developed （ D） interested 23 【 23】 （ A） guided （ B） prepared （ C） tailored （ D） sold 24 【 24】 （ A）
19、computer-aided （ B） computer-presented （ C） computer- designed （ D） computer-developed 25 【 25】 （ A） promise （ B） introduce （ C） encourage （ D） require 26 【 26】 （ A） but （ B） just （ C） and （ D） therefore 27 【 27】 （ A） appreciate （ B） recall （ C） comment （ D） produce 28 【 28】 （ A） recommend （ B） gues
20、s （ C） bet （ D） urge 29 【 29】 （ A） result （ B） mark （ C） impression （ D） difference 30 【 30】 （ A） immediate （ B） free （ C） versatile （ D） instant 31 【 31】 （ A） over （ B） with （ C） by （ D） in 32 【 32】 （ A） decision （ B） agreement （ C） contract （ D） plan 33 【 33】 （ A） communication （ B） commerce （ C）
21、business （ D） program 34 【 34】 （ A） reserves （ B） handles （ C） subscribes （ D） transmits 35 【 35】 （ A） mail （ B） deposit （ C） send （ D） save 36 【 36】 （ A） missing （ B） disappearing （ C） expelling （ D） retaining 37 【 37】 （ A） dismantle （ B） confine （ C） discriminate （ D） isolate 38 【 38】 （ A） occasio
22、n （ B） substitute （ C） change （ D） compromise 39 【 39】 （ A） near （ B） up （ C） close （ D） back 40 【 40】 （ A） life （ B） alive （ C） living （ D） live 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
23、Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先 )it must be given over g
24、eneral language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express him- self freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling. If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child w
25、ill be likely to “play safe“. He will prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of
26、a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(难以辨认的 ). “It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had om
27、itted to read the essay, which included some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more
28、motivation (动力 ) to seek improvement. 41 Teachers are different in their opinions about （ A） the difficulties in teaching spelling. （ B） the role of spelling in general language development. （ C） the complexities of the basic writing skills. （ D） the necessity of teaching spelling. 42 The expression
29、 “play safe“ probably means （ A） to write carefully. （ B） to do as teachers say. （ C） to use dictionaries frequently. （ D） to avoid using words one is not sure of. 43 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that （ A） students will be able to express their ideas more freely. （ B） students will
30、have more confidence in writing. （ C） teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes. （ D） students will learn to be independent of teachers. 44 The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is （ A） unfair. （ B） reasonable. （ C） foolish. （ D） carele
31、ss. 45 The major point discussed in the passage is （ A） the importance of developing writing skills. （ B） the complexities of spelling. （ C） the correct way of marking compositions. （ D） the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition. 45 In the 1960s the West Coast became an impo
32、rtant center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like “ Surfin U. S. A“, “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good l
33、ife in California. San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock m
34、usic. Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jim Hendrix were all related to drags. Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A. That was the time of the great British rock grou
35、ps like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America. Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs w
36、ere about love and friendship, good and bad times. In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musi
37、cal event of the 1960s. After World War a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life
38、 was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier. Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul. In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown
39、or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown. 46 Where in the United States did pop music first emerge? （ A） The West. （ B） New York. （ C） The South. （ D） San Francisco.
40、 47 What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up pop music? （ A） The Korean War. （ B） The Word War . （ C） The Vietnam War. （ D） The Gulf War. 48 The term “ Hippies“ refers to （ A） three young rock stars. （ B） four Liverpool boys. （ C） the rock group of t
41、he “the Rolling Stones“. （ D） the lost generation. 49 American rock music of the 1960s was greatly influenced by （ A） American country music. （ B） British rock music. （ C） Hollywood film music. （ D） the Hippies. 50 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s? （ A） Terrible. （ B） H
42、umiliating. （ C） Enjoyable. （ D） Holy. 50 No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of a nation. “Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation an
43、d threaten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at different times, involved issues of responsibility ,creative
44、freedom and the corporate bottom line. At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to 17.3 bi
45、llion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently. The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In
46、 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for re- leasing Ice-Ts violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. “The test of any democratic society,“ he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “lies not in how well it can control expr
47、ession but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We wont retreat when we face any threats.“ Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing
48、 off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verses at last months stockholders meeting, Levin asserted that “music is not the cause of societys ills and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But h
49、e talked as well about the “balanced struggle“ between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music. The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders
