1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 259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 kind of person is called “mall rat“? （ A） One spends so much time at malls. （ B） One steals at malls. （ C） One sees dentists at malls. （ D） One eats a lot at malls. 12 Which of the following is NOT the reason why people like malls? （ A） They feel safe because malls have po
5、lice station of private security guards. （ B） They can be served free meals after doing shopping. （ C） They can do about everything at malls. （ D） The weather inside is always fine. 13 How many cars can be parked in the Mall of America? （ A） 350 （ B） 2750 （ C） 7500 （ D） 1965 14 According to the spea
6、ker, what should one pay special attention to if he wants to save up? （ A） Family debts （ B） Bank savings （ C） Monthly bills （ D） Spending habits 15 How much can a person save by retirement if he gives up his pack-a-day habit? （ A） $190,000 （ B） $330,000 （ C） $500,000 （ D） $1,000,000 16 What should
7、one do before paying monthly bills, if he wants to accumulate wealth? （ A） Invest into a mutual fund （ B） Use the discount tickets （ C） Quit his eating-out habit （ D） Use only paper bills and save coins 17 What is Canon Digital PowerShot s230 cameras size? _ （ A） Similar to a credit card. （ B） Simil
8、ar 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） Middle-aged white-collar women. 19 There is an
9、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 sentences is NOT true? _ （ A） Now manufa
10、cturers 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 introduced in September, 2002. 一、 S
11、ection 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 The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases 21 the trial of Rosema
12、ry West. In a significant 22 of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a 23 bill that will propose making payments to witnesses 24 and will strictly control the amount of 25 that can be given to a case 26 a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairma
13、n of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he 27 with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not 28 sufficient control. 29 of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a 30 of media protest when he said the 31 of privacy controls contained in
14、 European legislation would be left to judges 32 to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which 33 the European Convention on Human Rights legally 34 in Britain, laid down that everybody was 35 to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect them
15、selves and their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands 36 our British judges,“ he said. Witness payments became an 37 after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were 38 to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised 39
16、 witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to 40 guilty verdicts. （ A） as to （ B） for instance （ C） in particular （ D） such as （ A） tightening （ B） intensifying （ C） focusing （ D） fastening （ A） sketch （ B） rough （ C） preliminary （ D） draft （ A） illogical （ B） illegal （ C） i
17、mprobable （ D） improper （ A） publicity （ B） penalty （ C） popularity （ D） peculiarity （ A） since （ B） if （ C） before （ D） as （ A） sided （ B） shared （ C） complied （ D） agreed （ A） present （ B） offer （ C） manifest （ D） indicate （ A） Release （ B） Publication （ C） Printing （ D） Exposure （ A） storm （ B） r
18、age （ C） flare （ D） flash （ A） translation （ B） interpretation （ C） exhibition （ D） demonstration （ A） better than （ B） other than （ C） rather than （ D） sooner than （ A） changes （ B） makes （ C） sets （ D） turns （ A） binding （ B） convincing （ C） restraining （ D） sustaining （ A） authorized （ B） credite
19、d （ C） entitled （ D） qualified （ A） with （ B） to （ C） from （ D） by （ A） impact （ B） incident （ C） inference （ D） issue （ A） stated （ B） remarked （ C） said （ D） told （ A） what （ B） when （ C） which （ D） that （ A） assure （ B） confide （ C） ensure （ D） guarantee Part B Directions: Read the following four
20、 texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professiona
21、l progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family.“ Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans t
22、erm “downshifting“ has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “having it all“, preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything
23、. I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life“, and making the alternative move into “downshifting“ brings with it far greater rewards than financial success
24、 and social status. Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on “quality time“. In America, the move away from juggling to
25、 a simpler, less materialistic lifestyle is a well-established trend. Downshiftingalso known in America as “voluntary simplicity“ has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might be termed anticonsumerism. There are a number of best-selling down-shifting self-help books for people who want to sim
26、plify their lives; there are newsletters, such as The Tightwad Gazette, that give hundreds of thousands of Americans useful tips on anything from recycling their cling-film to making their own soap; there are even support groups for those who want to achieve the mid-equivalent of dropping out. While
27、 in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late 80sand is still linked to the politics of thrift. In Britain, at least among the middle-class down shifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to si
28、mplify our lives. For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the 80s, down shifting in the mid-90s is not so much a search for the mythical good lifegrowing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into oneas a personal recognition of your limitations. 41 Which of
29、 the following is true according to paragraph 1? （ A） Full-time employment is a new international trend. （ B） The writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job. （ C） A lateral move means stepping out of full-time employment. （ D） The writer was only too eager to spend more time with her fam
30、ily. 42 The writers experiment shows that down shifting_. （ A） enables her to realize her dream （ B） helps her mold a new philosophy of life （ C） prompts her to abandon her high social status （ D） leads her to accept the doctrine of She magazine 43 “Juggling ones life“ probably means living a life c
31、haracterized by_. （ A） non-materialistic lifestyle （ B） a bit of everything （ C） extreme stress （ D） anti-consumerism 44 According to the passage, down shifting emerged in the U. S. as a result of_. （ A） the quick pace of modern life （ B） mans adventurous spirit （ C） mans search for mythical experie
32、nces （ D） the economic situation 44 The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions ever witnessed. The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in these countries are looking at this process and worryin
33、g:“Wont the wave of business concentration turn into an uncontrollable anti-competitive force?“ Theres no question that the big are getting bigger and more powerful. Multinational corporations accounted for less than 20% of international trade in 1982. Today the figure is more than 25% and growing r
34、apidly. International affiliates account for a fast growing segment of production in economies that open up and welcome foreign investment. In Argentina, for instance, after the reforms of the early 1990s, multinationals went from 43% to almost 70% of the industrial production of the 200 largest fir
35、ms. This phenomenon has created serious concerns over the role of smaller economic firms, of national businessmen and over the ultimate stability of the world economy. I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M Improving Care at the End of Life. It identifies the under-treatment o
36、f pain and the aggressive use of “ineffectual and forced medical procedures that may prolong and even dishonor the period of dying“ as the twin problems of end-of-life care. The profession is taking steps to require young doctors to train in hospices, to test knowledge of aggressive pain management
37、therapies, to develop a Medicare billing code for hospital-based care, and to develop new standards for assessing and treating pain at the end of life. Annas says lawyers can play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiatives translate into better care. “Large numbers of physic
38、ians seem unconcerned with the pain their patients are needlessly and predictably suffering,“ to the extent that it constitutes “systematic patient abuse.“ He says medical licensing boards “must make it clear. that painful deaths are presumptively ones that are incompetently managed and should resul
39、t in license suspension. “ 49 From the first three paragraphs, we learn that_. （ A） doctors used to increase drug dosages to control their patients pain （ B） it is still illegal for doctors to help the dying end their lives （ C） the Supreme Court strongly opposes physician-assisted suicide （ D） pati
40、ents have no constitutional right to commit suicide 50 Which of the following statements is true according to the text? （ A） Doctors will be held guilty it they risk their patients death. （ B） Modern medicine has assisted terminally ill patients in painless recovery. （ C） The Court ruled that high-d
41、osage pain-relieving medication should be prescribed. （ D） A doctors medication is no longer justified by his intentions. 51 According to the NASs report, one of the problems in end-of-life care is_. （ A） prolonged medical procedures （ B） inadequate treatment of pain （ C） systematic drug abuse （ D）
42、insufficient hospital care 52 Which of the following best defines the word “aggressive“ (line 3, paragraph 7)? （ A） Bold （ B） Harmful （ C） Careless （ D） Desperate 53 George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they_. （ A） manage their patients incompetently （ B） give patient
43、s more medicine than needed （ C） reduce drug dosages for their patients （ D） prolong the needless suffering of the patients 53 Schools of education have long been objects of criticism. From James Koorners 1963 book, The Miseducation of Americas Teachers, up through two recent reports by national com
44、missions, critics have complained about the intellectual emptiness of the curriculum at ed schools and the lack of connection between what is taught and the realities teachers face in the classroom. A recent survey of teachers about their graduate-school training drew comments like “the shabbiest ps
45、ychobabble imaginable“ and “a waste of time. “ With an estimated 2 million new teachers needed over the next decade, the shortcomings in education schools are a practical concern. In what is a generally bleak landscape, a small number of schools stand out as innovators. Two key qualities distinguish
46、 these exemplars. First, they require that students master the subjects they will be teaching and structure their curricula accordingly. Second, these programs put a premium on hands-on experience. While traditional ed-school curricula am filled with courses on theory, the new approach places much g
47、reater emphasis on learning by doing. At Ohio State University in Columbus, students in the one-year masters program spend half their time teaching in one of 55 Franklin County public schools, where they are paired with experienced teachers. “You are immersed from Day 1,“ says OSU graduate student K
48、elley Crockett, a 37-year-old former businesswoman who does practical training at Gables Elementary School. “And that forces you to be intimately involved. “ In New York City, the Bank Street College of Education-a two-year program-runs its own junior high. “That keeps us honest,“ says the schools p
49、resident, Augusta Kappner. “We are encouraging students to see how they function in school settings so they can constantly improve. “ Comparable programs exist at some other institutions, including the University of Virginia and Trinity University in San Antonio. But Linda Darling-I-Iamond, a professor at Columbia Universitys Teachers College who is an expert on teacher training, estimates that only 40 percent of the 1, 200 teacher-education programs in the country have met national accreditation standards. Most
