1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 288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 Why did the woman open the door when someone knocked at it? （ A） Because she knew the two men. （ B） Because she thought it was her husband. （ C） Because she was waiting for them. （ D） Because she was afraid of them. 12 Which of the following is NOT among the things taken by the
5、 robbers? （ A） A camera. （ B） A wallet with $ 200 in it. （ C） A watch. （ D） Some jewelry. 13 Why didnt the woman report soon after the robbers ran off? （ A） Because she fainted. （ B） Because she was too scared. （ C） Because her husband didnt allow her to. （ D） Because she was bound and gagged. 14 Wh
6、y do many people criticize TV programs in the U. S. ? （ A） There are not enough programs to entertain. （ B） There are not enough programs to show the life of ordinary people. （ C） There are too many programs to educate. （ D） There are not enough serious programs. 15 According to the speaker, who sho
7、uld be responsible for the lack of serious programs on TV? （ A） Businessman. （ B） TV set owner. （ C） TV station owner. （ D） The commercial TV system. 16 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a kind of serious programs? （ A） Programs of science. （ B） Programs of medicine. （ C） Programs of art. （
8、 D） Programs of history. 17 What is Einstein s greatest contribution to human beings? （ A） His teaching. （ B） His theory of relativity. （ C） His theory on advanced mathematics. （ D） His research. 18 When did Einstein s family move to Munich? （ A） When he was 2 years old. （ B） When he was 14 years ol
9、d. （ C） When he finished his study. （ D） When he became a teacher. 19 When did Einstein begin teaching? （ A） In 1901. （ B） In 1902. （ C） In 1910. （ D） In 1879. 20 How did Einstein explain Relativity to young students? （ A） Patiently. （ B） Intelligently. （ C） Indifferently. （ D） Vividly. 一、 Section I
10、I 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 During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high as 90 percent. Some countries did not【 C1】 _enough food; basic
11、needs in housing and clothing were not【 C2】 _Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the developed countries【 C3】 _solutions. 【 C4】 _, problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized countries . Industry in the developed countries is highly automated and very【 C5
12、】_. It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly【 C6】 _workers are needed to【 C7】 _and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained【 C8】 _many countries do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the【 C9】 _of importing industry becomes higher. Stude
13、nts must be sent abroad to【 C10】 _vocational and professional training.【 C11】_, just to begin training, the students must【 C12】 _learn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, and【 C13】 _do not return home. All countries agree that science and technology【 C14】
14、 _be shared. The point is: countries【 C15】 _the industrial processes of the developed countries need to look carefully【 C16】 _the costs, because many of these costs are【 C17】 _. Students from these countries should【 C18】 _the problems of the developed countries closely.【 C19】 _care, they will take h
15、ome not the problems of science and technology, 【 C20】 _the benefits. 21 【 C1】 （ A） generate （ B） raise （ C） produce （ D） manufacture 22 【 C2】 （ A） answered （ B） met （ C） calculated （ D） remembered 23 【 C3】 （ A） for （ B） without （ C） as （ D） about 24 【 C4】 （ A） Moreover （ B） Therefore （ C） Anyway （
16、D） However 25 【 C5】 （ A） expensive （ B） mechanical （ C） flourishing （ D） complicated 26 【 C6】 （ A） gifted （ B） skilled （ C） trained （ D） versatile 27 【 C7】 （ A） keep （ B） maintain （ C） retain （ D） protect 28 【 C8】 （ A） since （ B） so （ C） and （ D） yet 29 【 C9】 （ A） charge （ B） price （ C） cost （ D） va
17、lue 30 【 C10】 （ A） accept （ B） gain （ C） receive （ D） absorb 31 【 C11】 （ A） Frequently （ B） Incidentally （ C） Deliberately （ D） Especially 32 【 C12】 （ A） soon （ B） quickly （ C） immediately （ D） first 33 【 C13】 （ A） some （ B） others （ C） several （ D） few 34 【 C14】 （ A） might （ B） should （ C） would （
18、D） will 35 【 C15】 （ A） adopting （ B） conducting （ C） receiving （ D） adjusting 36 【 C16】 （ A） to （ B） at （ C） on （ D） about 37 【 C17】 （ A） opaque （ B） secret （ C） sealed （ D） hidden 38 【 C18】 （ A） tackle （ B） learn （ C） study （ D） manipulate 39 【 C19】 （ A） In （ B） Through （ C） With （ D） Under 40 【 C2
19、0】 （ A） except （ B） nor （ C） or （ D） but 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 Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have tau
20、ght in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先 )it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express
21、himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling. If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe“. He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to a
22、-void adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience; “This work is terrible! There are far too man
23、y spelling errors and your writing is illegible (难以辨认的 ). “It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which included some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The te
24、acher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation (动力 ) to seek improvement. 41 Teachers are different in their opinions about （ A） the diffi
25、culties in teaching spelling. （ B） the role of spelling in general language development. （ C） the complexities of the basic writing skills. （ D） the necessity of teaching spelling. 42 The expression“ play safe“ probably means （ A） to write carefully. （ B） to do as teachers say. （ C） to use dictionar
26、ies frequently. （ D） to avoid using words one is not sure of. 43 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that （ A） students will be able to express their ideas more freely. （ B） students will have more confidence in writing. （ C） teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes. （ D） stu
27、dents will learn to be independent of teachers. 44 The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is （ A） unfair. （ B） reasonable. （ C） foolish. （ D） careless. 45 The major point discussed in the passage is （ A） the importance of developing writing skills. （
28、 B） the complexities of spelling. （ C） the correct way of marking compositions. （ D） the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition. 45 In the 1960s the West Coast became an important center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing.
29、There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like “Surf in U. S. A. “ , “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good life in California. San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. Th
30、is was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music. Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo
31、pling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs. Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A That was the time of the great British rock groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in t
32、he rock music of the 1960s in America. Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were about love and friendship , good and bad times. In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welco
33、med by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical event of the 1960s. After World War II a great number of black people moved from the South to
34、 the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier. Popular black music had a strong
35、 beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul. In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musici
36、ans like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown. 46 Where in the United States did pop music first emerge? （ A） The West. （ B） New York. （ C） The South. （ D） San Francisco. 47 What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up
37、 pop music? （ A） The Korean War. （ B） The Word War II. （ C） The Vietnam War. （ D） The Gulf War. 48 The term “Hippies“ refers to （ A） three young rock stars. （ B） four Liverpool boys. （ C） the rock group of the Rolling Stones. （ D） the lost generation. 49 American rock music of the 1960s was greatly
38、influenced by （ A） American country music. （ B） British rock music. （ C） Hollywood film music. （ D） the Hippies. 50 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s? （ A） Terrible. （ B） Humiliating. （ C） Enjoyable. （ D） Holy. 50 No company likes to be told it is contributing to the mor
39、al decline of a nation. “ Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest ma
40、nifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at different times, involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and the corporate bottom line. At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, wh
41、o took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and rest
42、ructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently. The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-Ts violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin d
43、escribed rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. “ The test of any democratic society, “ he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “ lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude,
44、however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We wont retreat when we face any threats. “ Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verse
45、s at last months stockholders meeting, Levin asserted that “music is not the cause of societys ills“ and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But he talked as well about the “balanced struggle “between creative freedom and social responsibi
46、lity, and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music. The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders say some of them have shown their concerns in
47、 this matter. “ Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited , “ says Luce. “ I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this. “ 51 An American senator criticized T
48、ime Warner for （ A） its raising of the corporate stock price. （ B） its self-examination of the soul. （ C） its neglect of social responsibility. （ D） its emphasis on creative freedom. 52 The word “ flap“ (Para. 3) here means （ A） controversy. （ B） fear. （ C） disaster. （ D） solution. 53 In 1992, Time
49、Warner caused public outrage because it （ A） sacked workers as a result of restructuring. （ B） issued a record promoting violence. （ C） advocated the culture of the street. （ D） challenged the freedom of expression in democratic society. 54 In the face of recent attacks on the company, Levin （ A） stuck to a strong stand to defend freedom of expression. （ B） softened his tone and introduced a new initiative. （ C） yielded to objections and resigned from the company. （ D
