1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 264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. 5 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 When was euro launched? （ A） 1992 （ B） 1995 （ C） 1999 （ D） 2001 12 Why did the worth of euro drop? （ A） It dropped due to the weakness of the eurozone economies and the inexperience of the European Central Bank in dealing with the international markets. （ B） People in most Euro
5、pean countries refused to use euro instead of their own currency. （ C） Counterfeiters made a lot of fake notes since people were not familiar with the new currency. （ D） Some countries are not ready for the euro. They stopped using euro in daily purchasing. 13 Why are the eight coins of euro differe
6、nt in composition, weight, thickness, and milling? （ A） Because each nation wants to keep its characteristics. （ B） Because they are designed by different artists from 8 countries. （ C） Because it will enable the blind to distinguish between them easily. （ D） Because Denmark and other countries want
7、 to have their own coins. 14 What is Freuds contributions to psychology? （ A） Human personality （ B） His conscious theory （ C） His free will （ D） Personality theory 15 What did Freud think about one of his patients remarks “Ill pay you later, Dr. Freud. “? （ A） He was joking with Freud. （ B） He play
8、ed in Freuds office. （ C） He unconsciously revealed his intention of refusing to pay. （ D） He only made his empty promise to Freud. 16 What was Freud primarily interested in? （ A） Money （ B） Jewish independence （ C） University setting （ D） Theory 17 Which word may best describe two speakers position
9、s on intermarriage? （ A） Comparison （ B） Contrast （ C） Causality （ D） Bias 18 Why does marriage usually thrive concerning customs and traditions? （ A） On a give-and-take policy （ B） Beyond a give-and-take policy （ C） In the manner of each others adaptation （ D） Due to religious beliefs 19 The cultur
10、al differences arise_. （ A） at the wedding （ B） before intermarriage （ C） after people get married （ D） until recently 20 What negative effects may the intermarriage most probably cause? （ A） A quick divorce （ B） Cultural shock （ C） A big gap between parents and children （ D） Much suffering in child
11、rens minds 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 The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases 21 the
12、trial of Rosemary 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 K
13、aufman, chairman 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 contro
14、ls contained in 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
15、to protect themselves 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
16、 were raised 39 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）
17、 illegal （ C） improbable （ 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 （
18、A） storm （ B） rage （ 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） authoriz
19、ed （ B） credited （ 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
20、 following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Humour, which ought to give rise to only the most light-hearted and gay feelings, can often stir up vehemence and animosity. Evidently it is dearer to us than we realize. Me
21、n will take almost any kind of criticism except the observation that they have no sense of humour. A man will admit to being a coward or a liar or a thief or a poor mechanic or a bad swimmer, but tell him he has a dreadful sense of humour and you might as well have slandered his mother. Even if he i
22、s civilized enough to pretend to make light of your statement, he will still secretly believe that he has not only a good sense of humour but is superior to most. He has, in other words, a completely blind spot on the subject. This is all the more surprising when you consider that not one man in ten
23、 million can give you any kind of intelligent answer as to what humour is or why he laughs. One day when I was about twelve years old, it occurred to me to wonder about the phenomenon of laughter. At first I thought it is easy enough to see what I laugh at and why I am amused, but why at such times
24、do I open my mouth and exhale in jerking gasps and wrinkle up my eyes and throw back my head and halloo like an animal? Why do I not instead rap four times on the top of my head or whistle or whirl about? That was over twenty years ago and I am still wondering, except that I now no longer even take
25、my first assumption for granted, I no longer clearly understand why I laugh at what amuses me nor why things are amusing. I have illustrious company in my confusion, of course. Many of the great minds of history have brought their power of concentration to bear on the mystery of humour, and, to date
26、, their conclusions are so contradictory and ephemeral that they cannot possibly be classified as scientific. Many definitions of the comic are incomplete and many are simply rewording of things we already know. Aristotle, for example, defined the ridiculous as that which is incongruous but represen
27、ts neither danger nor pain. But that seems to me to be a most inadequate sort of observation, for of at this minute I insert here the word rutabagas, I have introduced something in congruous, something not funny. Of course, it must be admitted that Aristotle did not claim that every painless in cong
28、ruity is ridiculous but as soon as we have gone as far as this admission, we begin to see that we have come to grips with a ghost when we think have it pinned, it suddenly appears behind us, mocking us. An all-embracing definition of humour has been attempted by many philosophers, but no definition,
29、 no formula had ever been devised that is entirely satisfactory. Aristotles definition has come to be known loosely as the “disappointment“ theory, or the “frustrated expectation“, but he also, discussed another theory borrowed in part from Plato which states that the pleasure we derive in laughing
30、is an enjoyment of the misfortune of others, due to a momentary feeling of superiority or gratified vanity in appreciation of the fact that we ourselves are not in the observed predicament. 41 Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph? _ （ A） People dont like to be considered a
31、s one with no sense of humour. （ B） People will give you a satisfactory answer to what humour is. （ C） People would like to be a liar or a coward. （ D） People can make light of others comment on their sense of humour. 42 The purpose of two questions in the second paragraph is to_. （ A） demonstrate w
32、hy people are amused （ B） display what people laugh at （ C） bring to light the phenomenon of laughter （ D） accent what a phenomenon laughter really is 43 The writer feels that the answer to the mystery of humour given by the great minds of history is_. （ A） dispassionate （ B） unsatisfactory （ C） sat
33、isfactory （ D） intelligent 44 The word “rutabagas“ is inserted in Para. 4 to_. （ A） support the writers opinion on Aristotles explanation of humour （ B） show his agreement with Aristotles definition （ C） explain Aristotles definition of the ridiculous （ D） prove that the ridiculous is that which is
34、incongruous but represents neither danger nor pain 45 The paragraph following will most likely discuss_. （ A） the writers intelligent definition of humour （ B） more theories about the mystery of laughter （ C） why there is humour （ D） the mystery of humour 45 Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people
35、 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 conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fictio
36、n, 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 has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller
37、terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robo-drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery wit
38、h 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
39、that pose a real challenge. “While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific error,“ says Dave Lavery, manager of a robotics program at NASA, “we cant yet give a robot enough common sense to reliably interact with a dynamic world.“ Indeed the quest for true artificial intelligence has produce
40、d very mixed results. Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries. What
41、 they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brains roughly one hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented and human perception far more complicated than previously imagined. They have built robots that can recognize the error of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimete
42、r in a controlled factory environment. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. The most advanced comput
43、er systems on Earth cant approach that kind of ability, and neuroscientists still dont know quite how we do it. 46 Human ingenuity was initially demonstrated in_. （ A） the use of machines to produce science fiction （ B） the wide use of machines in manufacturing industry （ C） the invention of tools f
44、or difficult and dangerous work （ D） the elites cunning tackling of dangerous and boring work 47 The word “gizmos“ (line 1, paragraph 2) most probably means_. （ A） programs （ B） experts （ C） devices （ D） creatures 48 According to the text, what is beyond mans ability now is to design a robot that ca
45、n （ A） fulfill delicate tasks like performing brain surgery （ B） interact with human beings verbally （ C） have a little common sense （ D） respond independently to a changing world 49 Besides reducing human labor, robots can also_. （ A） make a few decisions for themselves （ B） deal with some errors w
46、ith human intervention （ C） improve factory environments （ D） cultivate human creativity 50 The author uses the example of a monkey to argue that robots are _ （ A） expected to copy human brain in internal structure （ B） able to perceive abnormalities immediately （ C） far less able than human brain i
47、n focusing on relevant information （ D） best used in a controlled environment 50 Paul Johnsons A History Of The American People is what we have come to expect from this productive writer clear, colorful narrative, vivid character sketches, marvelous research, sweeping, confident statements, and an i
48、nsistent conservative viewpoint which tempts him into serious omissions. He will not conceal his opinions, he tells us. Good. Then we can judge his history free of pretences to objectivity his or ours. Almost at start, we notice something interesting: Johnson passes quickly over a defining moment in
49、 American history the Columbus story important because it is the first lesson every American schoolchild learns. How you treat that story what you choose to tell of it signals your view of the longer American experience, reaching to our time. In school textbooks, Columbus has always been presented as a hero. Only recently has a new set of facts always available but ignored begun to get into public attention: that Columbus, on landing, and desperate for gold, encountered native Americans who were peace
