1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 266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 How many chickens become the KFC chains fried meals every year? （ A） 500 million （ B） 600 million （ C） 700 million （ D） 800 million 12 Which of the following suggestions has NOT been raised by the Ethical Treatment of Animals? （ A） To improve the diets of hens （ B） To move chic
5、kens into large farms （ C） To make chickens sleep before they are killed （ D） To improve chickens lives 13 What is Ian Duncans attitude towards the Ethical Treatment of Animals now? （ A） Positive （ B） Negative （ C） Indifferent （ D） No specific idea 14 What major did Ms. Kophal got when she graduated
6、 from the University of Rostock last year? （ A） Medical science （ B） Political science （ C） Biology （ D） Production management 15 What is the national average percent of unemployment? （ A） 9 percent （ B） 12 percent （ C） 16 percent （ D） 18 percent 16 What are the two classic jobs that people will tak
7、e in Rostock, besides working at McDonalds? （ A） Becoming a physicist （ B） Becoming a school teacher （ C） Becoming a taxi driver （ D） Becoming a magazine production manager 17 What is Canon Digital PowerShot s230 cameras size? （ A） Similar to a credit card （ B） Similar to a necklace （ C） Similar to
8、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 ad that shows a photo of a fashionable blo
9、nde 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 manufacturers are seeking a combination of high-tech fea
10、tures 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、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Re
11、ad 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 football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and 21 millions of dollars each year to
12、 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 sports. Football games at Michigan regularly 25 crowds of over 90, 000. Basketballs na
13、tional 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 and see the top athletic programs from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford
14、 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 players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about 33 coaches can recrui
15、t 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-athletes, when they arrive 36 campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc. I
16、n 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 until mid-August, when camp 39 and preparation for the opening of the September-to-D
17、ecember 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） devote （ D） attach （ A） out （ B） by （ C） in （ D） back （ A） directly （ B） indirectly
18、（ 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） saving （ C） saved （ D） to save （ A） flip on （ B） flap at （ C） fling away （ D） flush
19、 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） convert （ D） convict （ A） which （ B） what （ C） how （ D） whether （ A） ignored （ B） negl
20、ected （ 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 themselves to （ A） work in （ B） work out （ C） work over （ D） work off （ A） recalls （ B） enli
21、sts （ 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 your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Whether work should be placed among the causes o
22、f happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most peop
23、le less painful then idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the pro-foundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker. Most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain grea
24、t advantages. To begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they
25、decide, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with
26、unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from toil. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying
27、 round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of those earth-shaking importance they
28、are firmly persuaded. Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advan
29、tage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor, he is likely to find far more zest in his free time than an idle man could possibly find. The second advantage of most paid work
30、and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to appl
31、y. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in ones own circle.
32、 41 What is the authors opinion about work? （ A） Work can keep people busy as if they were poor. （ B） Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life. （ C） Work is very tiresome, especially when too excessive. （ D） Work can at least give relief from boredom. 42 In the authors opinion, what is the la
33、st product of civilization? （ A） To make wise use of leisure （ B） To be free from hard work （ C） To keep oneself busy with trifles （ D） To work to some extent 43 According to the passage, to be told to do something is generally_. （ A） respectable （ B） acceptable （ C） insulting （ D） disgusting 44 Acc
34、ording to the passage, success can mostly be measure in terms of_. （ A） relationship （ B） enjoyment （ C） income （ D） promotion 45 As put by the author, most of the work that most people have to do is_. （ A） delightful but time consuming （ B） exceedingly dull and always painful （ C） not worth doing a
35、nd bearable at all （ D） not interesting but very rewarding 45 Every second in the United States alone, more than 250 animals are slaughtered for food, adding up to more than 8 billion animals each year. Reducing the amount of meat in ones diet is nutritionally, environmentally, and ethically benefic
36、ial. People who eat meat usually have weaker immune systems compared to those of vegetarians. Meat has been directly linked to diabetes, obesity, arthritis, and many other illnesses. Furthermore, meat-eaters are at a higher risk for diseases, including cancer, and they are more likely to die from th
37、ese diseases. Critics say that a meatless diet does not provide e-nough nutrients, especially protein and iron. Actually, according to “A Teens Guide to Going Vegetarian“, by Judy Krizmanic, protein is found in almost every food, and iron appears in many vegetables. Getting enough nutrients in a mea
38、t-reduced diet should not be difficult. A 1988 study found that some of the highest pesticide residues appear in meat and eggs. Diets including more fruits and vegetables will only make people healthier. Some skeptics believe that there will be a shortage of food if animals are not eaten. In fact, t
39、he opposite is true. More than 80% of the corn and 95% of the oats grown in the U. S. are fed to livestock. The worlds cattle alone consume enough food to equal the caloric needs of 8. 7 billion people, more than the entire human population. One half of the water used in the Unites States also goes
40、to livestock; 250 gallons of water produces only 1 lb. of beef. If people eat less meat and more plants, the amount of available food will increase. Many people become vegetarians because they feel that eating animals is unethical. 90% of these animals are raised in confinement. Chickens and other b
41、irds have only about half a square foot of space each, and since they are raised so close together, a lot blade is used to cut off their beaks to prevent them from pecking each other to death. Likewise, pigs that are repressed will bite each others tails, so both their teeth and tails are removed as
42、 soon as they are born. Eating animals is hazardous in numerous ways. Even a slight reduction in meat intake is better than nothing at all. Consuming less meat is beneficial to the health of animals, the health of people, and the health of the world. 46 Why do some people become vegetarians? （ A） Th
43、ey feel that eating animals is unethical. （ B） There are fewer livestock available due to the environmental pollution. （ C） The consumption of meat will lead to financial problem. （ D） Being a vegetarian is beneficial to the protection of water. 47 Which of the following statements is true according
44、 to the book “A Teens Guide to Going Vegetarian“? （ A） Some of the highest pesticide residues appear in meat and eggs. （ B） A meatless diet does not provide enough nutrients. （ C） Protein can be found in almost every food. （ D） More than 80% of the corn in the U. S. are fed to livestock. 48 Why does
45、 the author say reducing the amount of meat in ones diet is environmentally beneficial? （ A） People who eat meat usually have weaker immune systems compared to those of vegetarians. （ B） A lot of food and water are consumed in order to raise livestock. （ C） 90% of animals are raised in confinement.
46、（ D） Raising Animals causes most of the destruction of the nature. 49 What is the attitude the author has toward eating meat? （ A） Positive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） None of the above. 50 Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? （ A） The Advantage of Eating Less Meat
47、. （ B） Why People Become Vegetarian? （ C） Environmental Protection and Meatless Diet. （ D） Save Chickens, Save Birds. 50 Every year New Zealanders living in London can be seen loading up Kombi vans and heading off to experience the “classic European holiday“. The trip usually starts in the north of
48、France, after crossing the channel from Dover in England to Calais, driving down through France, over the Pyrenees into Spain, west into Portugal and then across the Continent to Italy and often beyond. There are numerous reasons young New Zealanders take this rite of passage as well as seeing all t
49、he fantastic sights and tasting the delights of Europes food and wine, its relatively inexpensive. The Kombi is transport and accommodation all in one, cutting down significantly on costs. There is just one problem. As the Kombis become “antique“, these trips are usually punctuated with numerous roadside sessions as the van sits idle, in no hurry to start, while you swelter in the hot sun. But do not let this deter you. Travelling Europe in your own vehicle means no public transport schedules to cramp your style, the ability to explore the quain
