1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 279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 The first Olympic Games took place_. （ A） in the seventh century A. D. （ B） certainly before 700 B. C. （ C） over three thousand years ago （ D） a thousand years ago 12 At the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be_. （ A） slaves （ B） male （ C） female （ D） prisoners 13 Du
5、ring the Games, on the evening before the moon was full_. （ A） sheep and cattle were sacrificed to Zeus （ B） all the victors were crowned with garlands （ C） olive branches were gathered from a sacred wood （ D） the heroes were honored with sacrificial offerings 14 What unusual question may doctors as
6、k when giving kids a checkup next time? _ （ A） How much exercise they get every day. （ B） What they are most worried about. （ C） How long their parents accompany them daily. （ D） What entertainment they are interested in. 15 The academy suggests that children under age two_. （ A） get enough entertai
7、nment （ B） have more activities （ C） receive early education （ D） have regular checkups 16 According to the report, childrens bedrooms should_. （ A） be no place for play （ B） be near a common area （ C） have no TV sets （ D） have a computer for study 17 What is Dr . Francis? _ （ A） A teacher of Englis
8、h in Cambridge. （ B） A specialist in computer science. （ C） A consultant to a Scottish company. （ D） A British tourist to China. 18 What is the approximate temperature in Cambridge in summer? _ （ A） 22C . （ B） 23C . （ C） 25C . （ D） 34C . 19 Where does Dr. Francis suggest Li Ming should stay in Cambr
9、idge? _ （ A） With an English family. （ B） In a flat near the college. （ C） With a language teacher. （ D） In a student dormitory. 20 What is the point Dr. Francis is making when he mentions Ali? _ （ A） Some things cannot be learned from books. （ B） Foreign students are very much alike. （ C） Choice of
10、 where to live varies from person to person. （ D） Convenience is his first consideration in choosing where to live. 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 Many foreigners
11、who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. 21 , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others 22 to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, 23 the
12、case may be; they are often slightly annoyed 24 being classified as “English“. Even in England there are many 25 in regional character and speech. The chief 26 is between southern England and northern England. South of a 27 going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learn
13、t by foreign students, 28 there are local variations. Further north, regional speech is usually “ 29 “ than that of southern Britain. Northerners are 30 to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more 31 . They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friend
14、s with them 32 . Northerners generally have hearty 33 : the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous 34 at meal times. In accent and character the people of the Midlands 35 a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman. In Scotl
15、and the sound 36 by the letter “R“ is generally a strong sound, and “R“ is often pronounced in words in which it would be 37 in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, 38 inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish,
16、 the Scots) are frequently 39 as being more “fiery“ than the English. They are 40 a race that is quite distinct from the English. （ A） In consequence （ B） In brief （ C） In general （ D） In fact （ A） confine （ B） attach （ C） refer （ D） add （ A） as （ B） which （ C） for （ D） so （ A） with （ B） by （ C） at
17、（ D） for （ A） similarities （ B） differences （ C） certainties （ D） features （ A） factor （ B） virtue （ C） privilege （ D） division （ A） line （ B） row （ C） border （ D） scale （ A） who （ B） when （ C） though （ D） for （ A） wider （ B） broader （ C） rarer （ D） scarcer （ A） used （ B） apt （ C） possible （ D） prob
18、able （ A） perfect （ B） notorious （ C） superior （ D） thorough （ A） swiftly （ B） promptly （ C） immediately （ D） quickly （ A） appetites （ B） tastes （ C） interests （ D） senses （ A） helpings （ B） offerings （ C） fillings （ D） findings （ A） represent （ B） designate （ C） demonstrate （ D） reckon （ A） deliver
19、ed （ B） denoted （ C） depicted （ D） defined （ A） quiet （ B） obscure （ C） faint （ D） silent （ A） rather （ B） still （ C） somehow （ D） even （ A） rendered （ B） thought （ C） impressed （ D） described （ A） with （ B） of （ C） among （ D） against Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the ques
20、tions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 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 th
21、ese countries are looking at this process and worrying: “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
22、 1982. Today the figure is more than 25% and growing rapidly. 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 7
23、0% of the industrial production of the 200 largest firms. 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 but well also be
24、 using paper-like digital screens to distribute content. Cheap and easily-accessed digital storage allows consumers to electronically record and store more aspects of our lives-allowing us to share information and interact with people across the globe. This hyper-connectivity liberates us from fixed
25、 telephone lines, desks and offices, while advances in robotics develop the computers ability to learn and make decisions. “New computing technology is tremendously exciting,“ said Tom Rodden, Professor at the University of Nottingham. “But the interaction between humans and computers is evolving in
26、to a complex ecosystem where small changes can have far-reaching consequences. While new interfaces and hyper-connectivity mean we are increasingly mobile, we can see that they are obscuring the line between work and personal space. “ “Huge storage capabilities raise fundamental privacy issues aroun
27、d what we should be recording and what we should not. The potential of machine learning might well result in computers increasingly making decisions on our behalf. It is imperative that we combine technological innovations with an understanding of their impact on people. “ The report argues that wit
28、hout proper monitoring and assessment it is possible that we may no longer be in control of ourselves or the world around us. This potentially places the computeron a collision course with basic human values and concepts such as personal space, society, identity, independence, perception, intelligen
29、ce and privacy. The report gives recommendations for the HCI community to adopt to ensure that human values inform future development. These include educating young people so that they understand HCI and the impact of computer advances early on and engaging with governments, policy-makers and societ
30、y as a whole to provide counsel and give advance warning of the emerging implications of new computing ecosystems. “Computing has the potential to enhance the lives of billions of people around the world. We believe that if technology is to truly bring benefit to humanity, then human values and the
31、impact of technology must be considered at the earliest possible opportunity in the technology design process,“ said Abigail Sellen. one of the editors of the report. 55 New technologies will make a computer （ A） less complex in structure. （ B） less varied in appearance. （ C） more automatic in opera
32、tion. （ D） more user friendly in future, 56 Tom Rodden is worded that new interfaces and hyper-connectivity will （ A） result in greater interest in machine learning. （ B） impose more interference on our privacy. （ C） disturb our existing ecological system. （ D） lead to the need of huge storage. 57 T
33、he word “imperative“ (Line 3, Paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to （ A） urgent. （ B） difficult. （ C） appropriate. （ D） extraordinary. 58 When left unmonitored, technological innovations may bring about （ A） collision in human society. （ B） decrease in working efficiency. （ C） threat to human values
34、. （ D） poorer governmental administration. 59 The text focuses on （ A） the complex ecosystem of humans and computers. （ B） the potentials of new computer technology. （ C） the improvement of technology on computers. （ D） the individualized function of computer technology. Part D Directions: Read the
35、following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. 59 In less than 30 years time the Star Trek holodeck will be a reality. Direct links between the brains nervous system and a computer will also create full
36、sensory virtual environments, allowing virtual vacations like those in the film Total Recall. 61) There will be television chat shows hosted by robots, and cars with pollution monitors that will disable them when they offend. 62) Children will play with dolls equipped with personality chips, compute
37、rs with in-built personalities will be regarded as workmates rather than tools, relaxation will be in front of smell-television, and digital age will have arrived. According to BTs futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium(a
38、 period of 1,000 years), when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life. 63) Pearson has pieced together to work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a unique millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of k
39、ey breakthroughs and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an extended life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs coming into use between now and 2040. Pearson also predicts a breakthrough in computer human links. “By linking directly to our
40、nervous system, computers could pick up what we feel and, hopefully, simulate feeling too so that we can start to develop full sensory environments, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holodeck,“ he says. 64) But that, Pearson points out, is only the start of man-machine integr
41、ation:“It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will ultimately lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century. “ Through his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroughs that can be predicted. However, there are still no forecasts
42、for when faster-than-light travel will be available, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible. But he does expect social problems as a result of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example, cause problems in 2010, while t
43、he arrival of synthetic lifelike robots will mean people may not be able to distinguish between their human friends and the droids. 65) And home appliances will also become so smart that controlling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychological disorderkitchen rage. 二、 Sectio
44、n IV Writing (35 minutes) 65 There has been a discussion recently on the issue of challenge in a newspaper. Write an essay of about 200 words to the newspaper to1. show your understanding of the symbolic meaning of the picture below1) the content of the picture2) the symbolic meaning3) the special u
45、nderstanding2. give a specific example /comment, and3. give your suggestion as to the best way to treat challenge. 国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 279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 infor
46、mation has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 【听力原文】 M: Margaret Welch was born in Philadelphia in 1901. She began her studies at DePauw University in 1919, but after a year she
47、 transferred to study at Barnard University, majoring in sociology. She received her undergraduate degree from Barnard in 1923. She ultimately acquired a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1929. She married Dr. Reo Fortune in 1928. Together they wrote Growing Up In New Guinea , published in 1930. Wel
48、ch worked with her husband on another book called Balanese Character that was published in 1942. At the age of 23, Dr. Welch undertook a field study in the South Pacific. The experience resulted in her writing of her highly popular book Coming of Age in Samoa, published in 1928. Dr. Welchs interests
49、 and writings centered on religions. She worked in the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History from 1926 through to the end of her life. She was a professor of anthropology at Columbia starting in the year 1954, working with her old associate Ruth Benedict. She wrote a book entitled An Anthropologist at Work About Benedict. It was published in 1959. Margaret Welch died in 1978. 1 【正确答案】 sociology 【试题解析】 这里考她的专业，注意 sociology的拼写。 2 【正确答案】 1930 【试题解析】 数字题是听力考试中的重点兼难点，考生需要准确写出数字，尤其是分辨一 teen和一 ty
