1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 26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 Before Mike became an actor, wh
3、at kind of school did he go to? 7 How often did the small theater company do a new play? 8 What is the television drama Mike did last year about ? 9 What enables him to earn a lot of money? 10 What does Mike plan to do from next week? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. B
4、efore 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 ONCE. 11 Why is Mr. Sm
5、ith in a good mood? （ A） Because he meets across the women. （ B） Because he is 37-year-old. （ C） Because he has a good friend. （ D） Because Lucy is having a party for his 37 birthday. 12 What does Lucy look like? （ A） She wears wavy black hair. （ B） She is much older than Mr. Smith. （ C） She is a li
6、ttle taller than the woman in the dialogue. （ D） She is taller than Mr. Smith. 13 Whats Mr. Smiths trouble? （ A） He locked his keys in his apartment. （ B） He doesnt know when the Andersons come back. （ C） He has to wait outside. （ D） He didnt dress well for the party. 14 Why did the artificial langu
7、ages appear? （ A） To take the place of any other language. （ B） To make it be a universal tongue eventually. （ C） To show the mans wisdom. （ D） To get significantly international recognition. 15 When did the first artificial language appear? （ A） At about 1880. （ B） In 1887. （ C） In the 20th century
8、. （ D） No one knows it. 16 What are the advantages of artificial languages? （ A） They are simple. （ B） They have no irregular grammatical forms. （ C） They have no native speakers. （ D） Both A anti B are right. 17 According to the passage, which countrys students scored the highest in math? （ A） Sing
9、apore. （ B） America. （ C） Japan. （ D） England. 18 What kind of students are most likely to become top scorers? （ A） The boys. （ B） The girls. （ C） The students in Europe. （ D） The students who had well-educated parents. 19 In which subject did girls score lower than boys? （ A） Physics and chemistry.
10、 （ B） History. （ C） Life and environment sciences. （ D） Math. 20 In what way do Kuwait students differ from Korean students? （ A） Korean students are more optimistic. （ B） Kuwait students are more optimistic. （ C） They are both pessimistic. （ D） There are no differences. 一、 Section II Use of English
11、 (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 In the past, the Park Service focused on making the big scenic parks more 【 21】 _ and comfortable for tourists. Roads were paved to allow “windshield visitors“
12、to experience the grandeur of nature with- out leaving their cars, and a 【 22】_ number of hotels and grocery stores were permitted to open 【 23】 _ the park boundaries. Now this trend is changing. Plans have been made to 【 24】 _ the parks to their natural condition as much as possible. The objective
13、of such a move would be to secure the preservation of the parks for future generations, 【 25】 _ allowing present-day visitors to experience pure wilderness, 【 26】 _ from any obvious signs of civilization an opportunity which is quickly disappearing in the twentieth century. 【 27】 _ plans call only 【
14、 28】 _ a reduction in the number of cars 【 29】 _ into the parks each day, but 【 30】 _ , tourists may have to leave their cars at the gates and then dither visit the park on foot 【 31】 _ use park 【 32】 _ . 【 33】 _ , stores and hotels may no longer be allowed within park boundaries and even the number
15、 of campgrounds may be restricted. Denali National Park in Alaska serves as an excellent 【 34】 _ for this new type of park, one which has been changed only slightly from its 【 35】 _ state. There is only one road, unpaved in 【 36】 _ ,which cross 【 37】 _ Denali. As car traffic is strictly limited, man
16、y visitors experience the magnificent 【 38】 _ and wildlife from a park bus. There are no hotels or stores and only seven campgrounds within Denalis 3,000 square miles. This 【 39】 _ isolation offers backpackers, canoeists, and other sport enthusiasts a 【 40】 _ physical and psychological challenge. 21
17、 【 21】 （ A） possible （ B） accessible （ C） approachable （ D） reachable 22 【 22】 （ A） large （ B） amazing （ C） minimum （ D） limited 23 【 23】 （ A） within （ B） inside （ C） on （ D） at 24 【 24】 （ A） recover （ B） turn （ C） rebuild （ D） restore 25 【 25】 （ A） thus （ B） and （ C） while （ D） but 26 【 26】 （ A） re
18、leased （ B） devoid （ C） free （ D） resulted 27 【 27】 （ A） Detailed （ B） Initial （ C） Overall （ D） Long-term 28 【 28】 （ A） at （ B） on （ C） for （ D） about 29 【 29】 （ A） allowed （ B） parked （ C） moved （ D） headed 30 【 30】 （ A） then （ B） finally （ C） consequently （ D） eventually 31 【 31】 （ A） or （ B） and
19、 （ C） but （ D） may 32 【 32】 （ A） transportation （ B） traffic （ C） facilities （ D） lot 33 【 33】 （ A） Exceptionally （ B） Additionally （ C） Increasingly （ D） Extraordinarily 34 【 34】 （ A） prototype （ B） example （ C） model （ D） pattern 35 【 35】 （ A） original （ B） natural （ C） primitive （ D） rude 36 【 36
20、】 （ A） segments （ B） portions （ C） divisions （ D） sections 37 【 37】 （ A） in （ B） into （ C） off （ D） through 38 【 38】 （ A） scenery （ B） scene （ C） sight （ D） spectacle 39 【 39】 （ A） comparative （ B） relative （ C） strict （ D） geographical 40 【 40】 （ A） strange （ B） specific （ C） special （ D） distinct
21、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 People travel for a lot of reasons. Some-tourists go to see battlefields of religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to h
22、ave their pictures taken in front of famous places, but most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenha
23、gen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year is in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for the
24、ir vacation. They all come for the same reason, sun! The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more p
25、eople than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain. But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, its getting wors
26、e. The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution. None of this, however, is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they dont go there
27、 for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pollution. No matter h0w dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London or Osl
28、o. 41 The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _. （ A） they want to see historic remains or religious SPOTS （ B） they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home （ C） they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites （ D） they are interest
29、ed in different cultural traditions and social customs 42 In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned _. （ A） to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate （ B） to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle （ C） to suggest tha
30、t these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty （ D） to tell us how wealthy their residents are 43 According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others? （ A） Italy. （ B） Spain. （ C） France. （ D） Greece. 44 The latter half of the last sen
31、tence in paragraph 3, i. e. , “or one tourist for every person living in Spain“ means _. （ A） all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists （ B） every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year （ C） every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist （ D） every year almost as many to
32、urists visit Spain as there are people living in that country 45 According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches? （ A） Polluted water. （ B） Crowded. （ C） Traffic jams. （ D） Rainy weather. 45 According to psychologists, an emo
33、tion is aroused when a man or an animal views something as either bad or good, When a person feels like running away from something he thinks will hurt himself, we call this emotion fear. If the person wants to remove the danger by attacking it, we call the emotion anger. The emotions of joy and lov
34、e are aroused when we think something that can help us. An emotion does not have to be created by something in the outside world. It can be created by a persons thoughts. Everyone has emotions. Many psychologists believe that infants are born without emotions. They believe children learn emotions ju
35、st as they learn to read and write. A growing child not only learns his emotions but also learns how to act in certain situations because of an emotion. Psychologists think that there are two types of emotions: positive and negative. Positive emotions include love, liking, joy, delight, and hope. Th
36、ey are aroused by something that appeals to a person. Negative emotions make a person unhappy or dissatisfied. They include anger, fear, despair, sadness, and disgust. In growing up, a person learns to cope with the negative emotions in order to be happy. Emotions may be weak or strong. Some strong
37、emotions are so unpleasant that a person will try any means to escape from them. In order to feel happy, the person may choose unusual ways to avoid the emotion. Strong emotions can make it hard to think and to solve problems. They may prevent a person from learning or paying attention to what he is
38、 doing. For example, a student taking an examination may be so worried about failing that he cannot think properly. The worry drains valuable mental energy he needs for the examination. 46 We learn from the passage that an emotion is created by something that _. （ A） one thinks bad or good （ B） one
39、feels in danger （ C） one faces in the outside world （ D） one tries to escape from real life 47 Which of the following is not true? （ A） Children learn emotions as they grow up. （ B） Babies are born with emotions. （ C） Emotions fall into two types in general. （ D） People can cope with the negative em
40、otions in life. 48 The authors purpose of writing this passage is to _. （ A） explain why people have emotions （ B） show how people avoid the negative emotions （ C） explain what people should do before emotions （ D） define and classify peoples emotions 49 We can safely conclude that a student may fai
41、l in an exam if _. （ A） he cannot think properly （ B） he cant pay attention to it （ C） he cant finish it （ D） he is not full of energy 50 As used in the last sentence, the word “drains“ means _. （ A） stops （ B） ties （ C） weakens （ D） flows gradually 50 In recent years, railroads have been combining
42、with each other, merging into super systems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995, the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year, after a series of mergers are completed, just four railroads will control well over 90
43、 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers. Supporters of the new super systems argued that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers compl
44、ain that for heavy bulk commodities travelling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat. The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that only one rail company serves most shippers. Railroads typically ch
45、arge such “captive“ shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business. Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal governments Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time consu
46、ming, and will work only in truly extreme cases. Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyones cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or
47、other forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line. Its theory to, which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. “Do we reall
48、y want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?“ asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper. Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be this with a round of huge rate increases. The railroad industry as a whole, despite its
49、brightening fortuning fortunes, still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the $ 10.2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year. Conrails net railway operating income in 1996 was just $ 427 million, less than half of the
