1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 277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 food is most likely to cause dental decay? （ A） Coca Cola. （ B） Sausage. （ C） Milk. （ D） Fried chicken. 12 How many decayed teeth does Dr. Faustick have? （ A） 13. （ B） None. （ C） 1 （ D） A few. 13 What does Dr. Faustick suggest to prevent dental decay? （ A） Brush yo
5、ur teeth in the morning. （ B） Brush your teeth in the evening. （ C） Clean your teeth shortly after eating. （ D） Have your teeth X-rayed. 14 Marco Polo came to China （ A） alone. （ B） with two friends. （ C） with his brothers. （ D） with his father and uncle. 15 He stayed in China for almost （ A） 20 yea
6、rs. （ B） 12 years. （ C） 7 years. （ D） 3 years. 16 How many unbelievable descriptions in Marco Polo s book are mentioned in the passage? （ A） 5. （ B） 3. （ C） 2 （ D） 1 17 What is the food hall of Harold s noted for? （ A） The cheese sold there is very special. （ B） It sells many different kinds of food
7、. （ C） It sells 250 kinds of bread. （ D） It sells more than 180 kinds of chocolate. 18 Why is the Egyptian hall so famous? （ A） It looks like an Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago. （ B） It is an Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago. （ C） It sells all kinds of food. （ D） It produces much electr
8、icity. 19 What s the record of money that customers spend in the department on one day? （ A） 30,000 pounds. （ B） 300,000 pounds. （ C） 9 million pounds. （ D） 1.5 million pounds. 20 About how many customers come to Harold s on an average day? （ A） 30,000. （ B） 300,000. （ C） 1.5 million. （ D） 9 million
9、. 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 Nowadays, air travel is very【 C1】 _We are not surprised when we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in
10、Paris and attended a meeting in Beijing on the same day.【 C2】 _, if a person takes long-distance flying frequently, he can be so tired that he maybe feel his brain is in one country, his【 C3】 _in another.【 C4】 _he【 C5】 _knows where he is. When we fly from east to west or【 C6】 _versa, the【 C7】 _we ex
11、perience after taking a longdistance flying is【 C8】 _, because we cross time zones. According to doctors, air travelers, after crossing several time zones, are in no【 C9】 _to go to work, and they should go【 C10】 _to bed【 C11】_arrival. As to airline pilots who often live【 C12】 _their own watches and
12、ignore local time, there is no need for them to worry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at midnight, because they are used to【 C13】 _and are【 C14】 _fit. Many businessmen like long-distance flights, thinking they are【 C15】 _to have been chosen and they are out for promotion. T
13、hey are lucky if the company follows the doctor s advice and allow them to rest for a day or two【 C16】 _working. However, sometimes the manager is so energetic that he believes everyone is【 C17】_to be as fit as he is. Since he has never felt【 C18】 _after flying himself, the work he assigns is so【 C1
14、9】 _that the employee is too【 C20】 _to carry the work out satisfactorily. That is disastrous for the employee s health and the company s reputation. 21 【 C1】 （ A） ordinary （ B） common （ C） plain （ D） usual 22 【 C2】 （ A） Hence （ B） However （ C） Otherwise （ D） Furthermore 23 【 C3】 （ A） digestion （ B）
15、concentration （ C） friends （ D） life 24 【 C4】 （ A） In short order （ B） All in one （ C） In a word （ D） In other words 25 【 C5】 （ A） almost （ B） nearly （ C） hardly （ D） practically 26 【 C6】 （ A） vice （ B） via （ C） vicar （ D） vibes 27 【 C7】 （ A） weary （ B） fatigue （ C） tired （ D） strain 28 【 C8】 （ A） s
16、trengthened （ B） increased （ C） reinforced （ D） aggravated 29 【 C9】 （ A） status （ B） state （ C） situation （ D） condition 30 【 C10】 （ A） away （ B） straggly （ C） straightforward （ D） straight 31 【 C11】 （ A） in （ B） when （ C） after （ D） on 32 【 C12】 （ A） on （ B） by （ C） upon （ D） with 33 【 C13】 （ A） fl
17、y （ B） flying （ C） live （ D） lives 34 【 C14】 （ A） mentally （ B） emotionally （ C） physically （ D） bodily 35 【 C15】 （ A） favored （ B） flattened （ C） flayed （ D） flattered 36 【 C16】 （ A） before （ B） behind （ C） after （ D） in front of 37 【 C17】 （ A） likely （ B） supposed （ C） going （ D） expected 38 【 C18
18、】 （ A） discontent （ B） resentful （ C） dissatisfied （ D） uncomfortable 39 【 C19】 （ A） demeaning （ B） demanding （ C） demonstrative （ D） deplorable 40 【 C20】 （ A） sleepy （ B） excited （ C） exhausted （ D） angry Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choo
19、sing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 The demoralizing environment, decrepit(老朽的 )building and minimal materials make the high school experience for these children an uphill battle. Merely graduating from such a high school is difficult, much less becoming a high-caliber scienc
20、e or engineering student. Schools with students from a higher socioeconomic level would not tolerate the obstacles I encountered daily. Improvements need to be made efficiently and made soon, or the divisions among people in this country will only become more extreme. Of course, there are things tha
21、t concerned citizens can do to help. Get involved with a school, especially one in a poor area. Volunteer to give a presentation or just to spend time with the children. My students were excited to talk to an insurance salesperson who came to give a career exploration lecture. They not only were gen
22、uinely interested in the opportunities he described but also were amazed that such a man would donate an afternoon to them. Although those measures can help, they are not enough. For teaching to be effective, the entire environment of the inner city needs to be changed. Teaching someone the differen
23、ce between velocity and acceleration is irrelevant if the person is hungry and scared. Programs that educate parents in child-rearing, organize low-income groups into cooperative units, fight drug trafficking and help to clean up the ghettos physically will improve the life in the community. The sma
24、ll alterations and “ new“ proposals currently filling the newspapers are certainly not strong enough to transform a decaying and demoralized school structure that has been disintegrating for decades. Inner-city schools need so much more, and the children deserve so much more than our society is will
25、ing to give. Like many other people, I entered the teaching profession eager to investigate change and found many institutionalized obstacles in my way. It should not be so difficult to make a difference. 41 By saying “an uphill battle“ , the author means_. （ A） a tough task （ B） a easy job （ C） an
26、upgrade class （ D） climbing a hill 42 We can learn from the text that_. （ A） the political circle will offer the help to the high schools （ B） giving a presentation is beneficial to students （ C） teaching methods have to be changed （ D） students are afraid to talk to strangers 43 The author believes
27、 that_. （ A） the divisions among people result from their property （ B） a high-caliber science student graduates from a ordinary high school （ C） the small alterations should be done immediately （ D） the societys help to inner-city schools is inadequate 44 It is the authors opinion that_will improve
28、 the life of inner city people. （ A） offering more education programs to students （ B） helping to clean up the ghettos physically （ C） taking measures to help extreme poor students （ D） bringing up more engineering students 45 It can be concluded from the authors remarks that_. （ A） we should educat
29、e more high schools students （ B） the obstacles in teachers way should be moved away （ C） the decaying school buildings should be reconstructed （ D） we should build up more high schools in our city 45 Many phrases used to describe monetary policy, such as “ steering the economy to a soft landing“ or
30、 “a touch on the brakes“, makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The relation between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence the analogy that likens the conduct
31、of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel. Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3% one year, close to
32、its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2. 5% the next July. This is a long way below the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s. It is also less than most forecasters has predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist po
33、lls each month said that Americas inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995. In fact, it fell to 2.6% in August, and is expected to average only about 3% for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This
34、is no flash in the pan; over the past few years, inflation has been continually lower than expected in Britain and America. Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and espec
35、ially that of America, have little productive slack. Americas capacity utilisation, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate(5. 6% in August)has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment the rate below which inflation has taken off in th
36、e past. Why has inflation proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately, a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have up-ended the old economic models which were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation. 46 Accordi
37、ng to the text, making monetary policy changes_. （ A） is comparable to driving a car （ B） is similar to carrying out scientific work （ C） will not influence the economy immediately （ D） will have an immediate impact on the inflation rate 47 From the text we learn that_. （ A） there is a clear relatio
38、nship between inflation and interest rates （ B） the economy always follows particular trends （ C） the current economic problems are entirely predictable （ D） the present economic situation is better than expected 48 The text suggests that_. （ A） the previous economic models are still applicable （ B）
39、 an extremely low jobless rate will lead to inflation （ C） a high unemployment rate will result from inflation （ D） interest rates have an immediate effect on the economy 49 By saying “This is no flash in the pan“(Para. 3), the author means that “_“. （ A） the low inflation rate will continue （ B） th
40、e inflation rate will rise again （ C） inflation will disappear entirely （ D） there is no inflation at present 50 How does the author feel about the present situation? （ A） Tolerant. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Disappointed. （ D） Surprised. 50 Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encourag
41、ing interaction. Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort when we work. Today s corporations hire human engineering specialists and spend a great deal of time and money to make sure that the physical environments of buildings are fit to the activities of th
42、eir inhabitants. Similarly, college classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking. We will move into the twenty-first century, but step into almost any college classroom and you will step back in time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in straight rows,
43、so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. The assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious: everything important comes from the teacher. With a little imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to the floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space
44、that encourages interchanges among students. In small or standard-sized classes, chairs, desks and tables can be arranged in different ways: circles, U-shapes, or semicircles. The primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone else. Larger classes, particularly those held in lecture
45、halls, unfortunately, allow much less flexibility. Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises. Small classes with moveable desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture halls, it is possible for
46、students to turn around and form groups of four to six. Breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other, think out hard, and see how other students thinking processes operate all these are the most important elements in developing new modes of
47、critical thinking. In courses that regularly use a small group format, students might be asked to stay in the same small groups throughout the course. A colleague of mine allows students to move around during the first two weeks, until they find a group they are comfortable with. He then asks them t
48、o stay in the same seat, with the same group, from then on. This not only creates a comfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students names and faces. 51 The expression “step back in time at least a hundred years“(Para. 2)is intended to convey the idea that_. （ A） college classrooms o
49、ften remind people of their college life （ B） critical thinking was encouraged even a century ago （ C） a hundred years ago, desk arrangement in a classroom was quite different （ D） there is not much change in the college educational idea over the past hundred years 52 The primary purpose of desk rearrangement is_. （ A） for the teacher to divide students into small groups （ B） to make it possible for students to i
