1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 27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 Why do the countries like Iran
3、have a lot of earthquakes? 7 When and where did the strongest earthquake happen in North America? 8 Where and when did the worst earthquake ever reported happen? 9 What are the other acts of nature besides earthquakes? 10 What do people fear the most and why? PART C Directions: You will hear three d
4、ialogues 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 each piece ON
5、LY ONCE. 11 Who is the speaker? （ A） The dean of students. （ B） A student of the Students Union. （ C） A teacher. （ D） A manager. 12 Why will Building 1 be the only dormitory open? （ A） In order to watch the students closely. （ B） To reduce the heating cost. （ C） To keep all the students in the schoo
6、l more safe. （ D） To reduce lighting cost. 13 Which one will maintain their regular hours? （ A） The dining houses. （ B） The library. （ C） The computer center. （ D） The college administration offices. 14 How much of Finlands surface is covered with thick forests? （ A） About 67%. （ B） About 50%. （ C）
7、100%. （ D） 66%. 15 Why are there no trees in the northern part of the country? （ A） Because of its cold weather. （ B） Because people cut down all the trees there. （ C） Because there is a desert in the northern part. （ D） Because all the trees are destroyed by wars. 16 Which of the following countrie
8、s did, not occupy Finland, according to the passage? （ A） Sweden. （ B） Denmark. （ C） Russia. （ D） Germany. 17 What is the purpose of the tank test? （ A） To find out how much air can be pumped into a plane. （ B） To find out how much air passengers need to breathe at certain altitudes. （ C） To find wh
9、at would happen if the plane crashed in the water. （ D） To find out if there are any weak parts in the plane that would burst under pressure. 18 Why is the tank test carried under water? （ A） Because the water pressure is greater than air pressure. （ B） Because the first comets crashed in the water.
10、 （ C） Because there is less damage when the explosion takes place under water. （ D） Because it is the only way available for engineers to find out which part has cracked. 19 Where is the second test carried out? （ A） In the air. （ B） On the airfield. （ C） Under water. （ D） At the plane manufacturing
11、 factory. 20 What does this speaker mainly talk about? （ A） Two important tests of a new airliner before it is put into use. （ B） How to carry out tank test in the water. （ C） How pilots carry out the test flights. （ D） How to make a safe passenger plane. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Di
12、rections: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Each company has many “publics who should be able not only recognize its name 【 21】 _ to correctly identify its industry and its 【 22】 _ line. These publics include present cus
13、tomers and stockholders as well as banks, insurance companies, stockbrokers, and securities 【 23】 _ who supply the company with essential services and capital. The 【 24】 _ names of many well-established companies can be a of misinformation, thereby 【 25】 _ communication with them. This was the probl
14、em that faced Michigan Seamless Tube Companya company with sales of 128 million a year. In the first 【 26】 _ ,the companys name tells us that it is located in Michigan 【 27】 _ that it manufactures seamless tubing. What the name does not 【 28】 _ to most people is the fact Michigan Seamless Tube also
15、has operations in five 【 29】 _ states and has a varied product linespeciality forgings, broaching machines, tools, and steel bars in addition to seamless tubing. The problem was 【 30】 _ by the companys 【 31】 _ , which operated 【 32】 _ their own names and were not clearly identified with the 【 33】 _
16、company. Customers, suppliers, and the financial community did not see Michigan Seamless Tube as a 【 34】 _ based metal producer. They perceived it only as a small, 【 35】 _ , regional manufacturing company. The companys 【 36】 _ decided to adopt a new corporate identity. The 【 37】 _ point for this cha
17、nge was the company name. The new name had to be one that could encompass all of the companys products and subsidiaries, a name that would correctly project the image of a 【 38】 _ corporation. After considering many different possibilities, management decided on a 【 39】 _ word: Quanes a name 【 40】 _
18、 from a combination of the first three letters of the word “ quality“ and the first three letters of the Latin word “nex“, which means connection. 21 【 21】 （ A） and （ B） but （ C） however （ D） either 22 【 22】 （ A） production （ B） product （ C） assembly （ D） byproduct 23 【 23】 （ A） analytical （ B） anal
19、yst （ C） analysis （ D） analysts 24 【 24】 （ A） business （ B） co-operation （ C） incorporate （ D） corporate 25 【 25】 （ A） limiting （ B） limits （ C） limit （ D） limited 26 【 26】 （ A） glance （ B） view （ C） watch （ D） consideration 27 【 27】 （ A） and （ B） but （ C） so （ D） however 28 【 28】 （ A） pass （ B） tra
20、nsfer （ C） convey （ D） transmit 29 【 29】 （ A） else （ B） others （ C） other （ D） rest 30 【 30】 （ A） decreased （ B） increasingly （ C） increased （ D） compound 31 【 31】 （ A） headquarters （ B） plants （ C） agents （ D） subsidiaries 32 【 32】 （ A） in （ B） under （ C） with （ D） have 33 【 33】 （ A） parent （ B） mo
21、ther （ C） head office （ D） original 34 【 34】 （ A） broadly （ B） sizably （ C） competitively （ D） largely 35 【 35】 （ A） specialized （ B） special （ C） specialty （ D） specialization 36 【 36】 （ A） managements （ B） managerial （ C） managers （ D） management 37 【 37】 （ A） first （ B） start （ C） begin （ D） star
22、ting 38 【 38】 （ A） diversification （ B） diversifying （ C） diversify （ D） diversified 39 【 39】 （ A） created （ B） coined （ C） made （ D） imagined 40 【 40】 （ A） resulted （ B） compounded （ C） derived （ D） changed Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by ch
23、oosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for
24、music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic. Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and co
25、usins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects. I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my fav
26、ourite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other peoples observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted
27、 in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honour with the title of scientific research. But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I
28、 lack. A scientist, up to point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds. 41 The first paragraph tells us the author _. （ A） was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood （ B） lost his hearing when he was a child （ C） was born to a natu
29、ralists family （ D） didnt like his brothers and sisters 42 The author cant remember his relatives clearly because _. （ A） he didnt live very long with them （ B） he was fully occupied with observing nature （ C） the family was extremely large （ D） he was too young when he lived with them 43 It can be
30、inferred from the passage that the author was _. （ A） first of all a scientist （ B） a naturalist but not a scientist （ C） no more than a born naturalist （ D） a scientist as well as a naturalist 44 The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _. （ A） h
31、as a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic （ B） comes up with solutions in a most natural way （ C） lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist （ D） just reads about other peoples observations and discoveries 45 According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _. （ A）
32、 full of ambition （ B） self-disciplined （ C） full of enthusiasm （ D） knowledgeable 45 Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex ne
33、t work composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a great number of services, including labour, professions, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationship of all these prices makes the “system“ of prices. The price of any partic
34、ular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price“, many would reply that price is an amount paid by the buyer to the seller of
35、 a product or service, or the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as for it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the money involved must be known. Both the buyer and sell
36、er should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transacti
37、on, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privilege, and other factors. In other words both the buyers and sellers should be fully aware of all the factors that compose the total “package“ being exchanged for the asker for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a give
38、n price. 46 What is the best title for the passage? （ A） The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System. （ B） Credit Terms in Transactions. （ C） Resource Allocation and the Public Sector. （ D） The Complexities of the Price System. 47 According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _.
39、 （ A） products and services （ B） transportation and insurance （ C） labour and education （ D） utilities and repairs 48 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in the complete understanding of price? （ A） The quality of a product. （ B） Warranties that cover a product. （ C） The
40、 quantity of a product. （ D） Instructions that come with a product. 49 is the last sentence, the word “they“ refers to _. （ A） cash and credits （ B） buyers and sellers （ C） return privileges （ D） all the factors 50 the paragraph following this passage most likely discusses _. （ A） types of payment p
41、lans for service （ B） unusual ways to advertise products （ C） how certain elements of a price “package“ influence its market value （ D） theories about how products affect different levels of society 50 The other forms of folktales are also widespread throughout the world. Animal tales fall into two
42、major categories: those, such as the trickster tale, in which animals are actually believed to have the power of speech and the ability to conduct themselves as humans; and those in which the animals human dualities are simply a convention that is accepted during the course of the narrative such as
43、in the medieval beast cycles (for example, the tales of Reynard the Fox), or in the fable, with its moralistic ending. When they are not mythological, animal tales have often been means to hide political or social satire. Although the point is sometimes disputed, the Brer Rabbit stories may have ser
44、ved a similar function. Certainly the medieval beast cycles were filled with criticism of church and state that would have been dangerous to present directly. Tall tales, stories that the narrator does not believe but that are supposed to dupe the naive listener, are particularly associated with the
45、 U. S. frontier, although variants of such stories were well known in earlier times in Europe and Asia. In the United States, tall tales were presented to the city dweller as true pictures of life out West. They rely for their comic effect on the incongruity (不和谐 ) between sober (静的 ) narration and
46、fantastic elements in the stories themselves. They feature two characters whose character traits are frequently interchangeable: the Roarer, a bragging, swearing, hard-drinking fighter; and the Yankee, a quick-thinking trader who is a rogue (骗子 ) beneath a bland exterior. The American frontier scout
47、s Davy Crockett and Mike Fink are two of the most famous characters in American tall tales, but many of these stories do not feature a hero; they simply tell of such phenomena as corn that grows so fast that it knocks people to the passage which tales roll in pursuit of their prey. 51 According to t
48、he passage which tale has its moralistic ending? （ A） Tales in the medieval beast cycles. （ B） Tall tales. （ C） The trickster tale. （ D） The Brer Rabbit stories. 52 From the first paragraph we know that _. （ A） animal tales were criticizes were not humorous and mythological at all （ B） animal tales
49、sometimes were not humorous and mythological at all （ C） animal tales sometimes were connected with politics （ D） animal tales should not be believed 53 According to the passage which of the following is NOT true about tall tales? （ A） Tall tales were compiled in earlier times in Europe and Asia. （ B） The compilers of tall tales regarded them as true stories. （ C） The citizens in the U. S. thought of tall tales as real
