1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 222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 The first Olympic Games took place_. （ A） in the seventh century A. D. （ B） certainly before 700 B. C. （ C） over three thousand years ago （ D） a thousand years ago 12 At the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be_. （ A） slaves （ B） male （ C） female （ D） prisoners 13 Du
5、ring the Games, on the evening before the moon was full_. （ A） sheep and cattle were sacrificed to Zeus （ B） all the victors were crowned with garlands （ C） olive branches were gathered from a sacred wood （ D） the heroes were honored with sacrificial offerings 14 How many flu deaths a year in the 19
6、90s? （ A） 20,000 （ B） 26,000 （ C） 30,000 （ D） 36,000 15 Dr. Fukuda and his colleagues reported that the virus was especially deadly in people over （ A） 55 （ B） 65 （ C） 75 （ D） 85 16 According to the report, which of the following sentences is true? （ A） The only method of preventing the disease is t
7、o get flu vaccines. （ B） Dr. Morens was optimistic about the immediate future. （ C） As many as 87 percent of the 11,000 people who died from R. S. V. each year were 65 and older. （ D） The vaccine, which is made from a killed virus, can give people the flu. 17 What is Canon Digital PowerShot s230 cam
8、eras size? （ A） Similar to a credit card （ B） Similar to a necklace （ C） Similar to a cigarette box （ D） Similar to a dressing case 18 What are the target consumers of Digital PowerShot s230 camera? （ A） Young white-collar men （ B） Middle-aged white-collar men （ C） Young white-collar women （ D） Midd
9、le-aged white-collar women 19 There is an ad that shows a photo of a fashionable blonde sheathed in a clingy black dress, an ATM-card-size camera suspended like a necklace. Which Company takes this ad? （ A） Canon （ B） Sony （ C） Nokia （ D） Casio 20 According to the report, which of the following sent
10、ences is NOT true? （ A） Now manufacturers are seeking a combination of high-tech features and “cool“ design （ B） Those young white-collar women have not been the primary buyers of digital cameras （ C） Digital technology is still a novelty nowadays. （ D） The Canon Digital PowerShot s230 camera is int
11、roduced in September, 2002. 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. 20 College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have footbal
12、l, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and 21 millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions 22 as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit 23 from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities 24 each other in the most popular sp
13、orts. Football games at Michigan regularly 25 crowds of over 90, 000. Basketballs national collegiate championship game is a TV 26 on a par with(与 相同或相似 ) any other sporting event in the United States, 27 perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can 28 ones TV set a
14、nd see the top athletic programs from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford 29 in front of packed houses and national TV audiences. The athletes themselves are 30 and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify 31 teenagers and then go into high schools to 32 the countrys best play
15、ers to attend their universities. There are strict rules about 33 coaches can recruit no recruiting calls after 9 p.m. , only one official visit to a campus but they are often bent and sometimes 34 . Top college football programs 35 scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athle
16、tes, when they arrive 36 campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc. In return, the players 37 the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges 38 two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, its back to strength and agility training four days a week
17、until mid-August, when camp 39 and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins 40 . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest. （ A） attribute （ B） distribute （ C）
18、devote （ D） attach （ A） out （ B） by （ C） in （ D） back （ A） directly （ B） indirectly （ C） apart （ D） indirect （ A） compete for （ B） compete in （ C） compete against （ D） compete over （ A） draw （ B） amuse （ C） govern （ D） handle （ A） spectator （ B） spectacle （ C） spectrum （ D） spectacles （ A） save （ B）
19、 saving （ C） saved （ D） to save （ A） flip on （ B） flap at （ C） fling away （ D） flush out （ A） battle （ B） to battle （ C） battling （ D） battled （ A） recruited （ B） reconciled （ C） rectified （ D） reserved （ A） promising （ B） pleasing （ C） prominent （ D） professional （ A） contrive （ B） convince （ C） co
20、nvert （ D） convict （ A） which （ B） what （ C） how （ D） whether （ A） ignored （ B） neglected （ C） remembered （ D） noticed （ A） offer （ B） afford （ C） award （ D） reward （ A） in （ B） on （ C） at （ D） around （ A） commit themselves to （ B） commit themselves on （ C） commute themselves to （ D） comply themselv
21、es to （ A） work in （ B） work out （ C） work over （ D） work off （ A） recalls （ B） enlists （ C） convenes （ D） collects （ A） in principle （ B） in confidence （ C） in name （ D） in earnest Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark
22、 your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleas
23、ure, neither anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely t
24、o harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Societys economic underpinnings would be destroyed: since earning $ 10 million woul
25、d be more pleasant than earning $ 10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them. In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the ba
26、sic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an objects physical aspects are less important than what it has done or
27、can do to us hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations coloured by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good“ a
28、nd others are “bad“, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, sha
29、me, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals when perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal system to make people afr
30、aid to engage in antisocial acts. 41 The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that （ A） they would not be able to tell the texture of objects （ B） they would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful to them （ C） they would not be happy with a life
31、without love （ D） they would do things that hurt each others feeling 42 According to the passage, peoples learning activities are possible because they_. （ A） believe that emotions are fundamental for them to stay alive （ B） benefit from rewarded for doing the right thing （ C） know what is vital to
32、progress of society （ D） enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing 43 It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on_. （ A） the ability to make money （ B） the will to work for pleasure （ C） the capacity to enjoy incentives （ D） the categorizations of
33、 our emotional experiences 44 Emotions are significant for mans survival and adaptation because_. （ A） they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of objects （ B） they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained （ C） they encourage people to per
34、form dangerous achievements （ D） they generate more love than hate among people 45 The emotional aspects of an object are more important than its physical aspects in that they_. （ A） help society exploit its members for profit （ B） encourage us to perform important tasks （ C） help to perfect the leg
35、al and penal system （ D） help us adapt our behaviour to the world surrounding us 45 Hawaiis native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelagos political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the second world
36、 war and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origin, is opposed to the idea. The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaiis native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the states homeless, suffer higher levels of unempl
37、oyment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy. But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaiis first native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives cause a major boost be recommending that
38、 the Hawaiian n-atives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation. However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy with the state as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a position
39、 supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) , a state a-gency set up in 1978 to represent to natives interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious in the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 wants full, official i
40、ndependence from the US. But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood. Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. T
41、hey also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this issue that n-ative groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US$ 136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by
42、 accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this. 46 Hawaiis native minority refers to_. （ A） people of Filipino origin （ B） the Ka Lahui group （ C） people with 50% Hawaiian blood （ D） Hawaiis ethnic groups 47 Which of the follo
43、wing statement is true of the Hawaiian natives? （ A） They are the only native group without sovereignty. （ B） Their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans. （ C） Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed. （ D） Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii. 48 Whic
44、h of the following is NOT true of John Waihee? （ A） He suggested that the native people decided for themselves. （ B） He is leading the local independence movement. （ C） He is Hawaiis first native governor. （ D） He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee. 49 Which of the following groups holds a
45、less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty? （ A） The Hawaiian natives. （ B） American Indian natives. （ C） Office of Hawaiian Affairs. （ D） The Ka Lahui group. 50 Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） more back rent on the crown land （ B） full independence from the U
46、S （ C） a greater autonomy within the state （ D） a claim on the Hawaiian crown land 50 Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics the science of c
47、onferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close. As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence
48、 has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robo-drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturizatio
49、n of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy far greater precision that highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone. But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves goals that pose a real challenge. “While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific err
