1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 296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 How many children did Susan and Michael interview? （ A） 150. （ B） 151. （ C） 152. （ D） 153. 12 Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments? （ A） Because they find it not challenging enough to play them. （ B） Because they consider it important to be different from girls. （
5、C） Because they find them too hard to play. （ D） Because they think it silly to play them. 13 Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments? （ A） Children with private music tutors. （ B） Children who are between 5 and 7. （ C） Children who are well-educated. （ D） Children who
6、are 8 or older. 14 The patient, according to the analyst s report, is （ A） physically ill. （ B） mentally ill. （ C） fit. （ D） nervous. 15 How often does the woman smoke? （ A） Quite often. （ B） Once in a while. （ C） Rarely. （ D） Never. 16 When does the lady usually go to bed? （ A） 1: 00 a.m. （ B） 2: 0
7、0 a.m. （ C） 11: 00 p.m. （ D） 12: 00p.m. 17 What is Dr. Francis? （ A） A teacher of English 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） 22 （ B） 23 （ C）
8、 25 （ D） 34 19 Where does Dr. Francis suggest Li Ping should stay in Cambridge? （ 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 learne
9、d from books. （ B） Foreign students are very much alike. （ C） Choice of 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 numb
10、ered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is【 C1】 _only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, 【 C2】 _embarrassed. You have to take a comm
11、uter train any morning or evening to【 C3】 _the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive. 【 C4】 _, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior whi
12、ch, 【 C5】_broken, makes the offender immediately the object of【 C6】 _. It has been known as a fact that a British has a【 C7】 _for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it【 C8】 _. Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom【 C9】 _forecast
13、and hence becomes a source of interest and【 C10】 _to everyone. This may be so.【 C11】 _a British cannot have much【 C12】_in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong【 C13】 _a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The
14、 man in the street seems to be as accurate or as inaccurate as the weathermen in his【 C14】 _. Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references【 C15】 _weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are【 C16】 _by comments on the we
15、ather. “Nice day, isnt it?“ “Beautiful day I“ may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?“【 C17】 _the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage.【 C18】_he wants to start a conversation with a British but is【 C1
16、9】 _to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will【 C20】_an answer from even the most reserved of the British. 21 【 C1】 （ A） relaxed （ B） frustrated （ C） amused （ D） exhausted 22 【 C2】 （ A） yet （ B） otherwise （ C） even （ D） so 23 【 C3】 （
17、 A） experience （ B） witness （ C） watch （ D） undergo 24 【 C4】 （ A） Deliberately （ B） Consequently （ C） Frequently （ D） Apparently 25 【 C5】 （ A） unless （ B） once （ C） while （ D） as 26 【 C6】 （ A） suspicion （ B） opposition （ C） criticism （ D） praise 27 【 C7】 （ A） emotion （ B） fancy （ C） likelihood （ D）
18、judgement 28 【 C8】 （ A） at length （ B） to a great extent （ C） from his heart （ D） by all means 29 【 C9】 （ A） follows （ B） predicts （ C） defies （ D） supports 30 【 C10】 （ A） dedication （ B） compassion （ C） contemplation （ D） speculation 31 【 C11】 （ A） Still （ B） Also （ C） Certainly （ D） Fundamentally
19、32 【 C12】 （ A） faith （ B） reliance （ C） honor （ D） credit 33 【 C13】 （ A） if （ B） once （ C） when （ D） whereas 34 【 C14】 （ A） propositions （ B） predictions （ C） approval （ D） defiance 35 【 C15】 （ A） about （ B） on （ C） in （ D） to 36 【 C16】 （ A） started （ B） conducted （ C） replaced （ D） proposed 37 【 C1
20、7】 （ A） Since （ B） Although （ C） However （ D） Only if 38 【 C18】 （ A） Even if （ B） Because （ C） If （ D） For 39 【 C19】 （ A） at a loss （ B） at last （ C） in group （ D） on the occasion 40 【 C20】 （ A） stimulate （ B） constitute （ C） furnish （ D） provoke Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Ans
21、wer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 The Internet raises major issues and challenges for education, not just in China but all over the world. Yet it simply cannot be ignored in terms of the opportunities and resources that it can offer.
22、 We can divide the main issues facing education systems into three groups access, quality and responsibility. Let us consider the Internet in relation to each of them. First, access. Through the Internet, practically the whole world can be brought into your classroom. Using e-mail makes it possible
23、to have a class whose members are spread all over the world and who may never meet either the teacher or each other face to face. It can put students in different countries in easy contact. The information resources available are almost limitless. With the Internet, students and teachers can access
24、the wisdom, experience, skills, and even guidance of others in a way that was only possible for a very privileged few. Next, quality. The Internet does pose serious problems of quality for education systems. Obviously, there is a lot of material on the Internet that no one would want children or stu
25、dents to have uncontrolled access to, but there are other problems which are very difficult to solve. The first is how to handle the sheer quantity of information available, and how to make it manageable. Because anyone can put information on the Internet, and there are no limits on quantity, it can
26、 be almost impossible to find exactly the information that one wants. Teachers and students cannot afford to waste time on unsuccessful searching. How can we identify the information which will be most useful without overloading ourselves and our students with unnecessary information? How do we sele
27、ct the best information from all that is available? This raises the issue of responsibility. There are few editors or quality controllers on the Internet. The ultimate responsibility for selection and judgment falls to the user, whether teacher or student. Teachers, and still less students, are not
28、experts in every field; what we select may not be what we really want, perhaps is old, even wrong. Any profession must take some collective responsibility in resolving these problems. Conscious and deliberate efforts have to be made to share information between teachers about useful sites and about
29、the best way to use them. Those who have found something useful or of high quality should not keep the information to themselves, but share it as widely as possible. There are many professional discussion groups active on the Internet which aim to do this. Access to them by teachers should be active
30、ly encouraged. This will require investment by institutions in giving easy access to the Internet and email to all teachers. Without this investment, educators and ultimately students will be deprived of a vital resource for the development of education in the future. 41 With which of the following
31、statements would the author be least likely to agree? （ A） The Internet provides us with perfect educational information. （ B） The Internet provides us with limitless resources. （ C） We can obtain the latest information from foreign countries through the Internet. （ D） The information on the Interne
32、t is no longer available only for a few people. 42 The authors attitude towards a large quantity of information on the net is （ A） satisfied. （ B） indifferent. （ C） furious. （ D） worried. 43 The text implies that （ A） professional people should pick out proper information from the Internet for schoo
33、ls. （ B） professional people should instruct teachers and students to use the Internet. （ C） educators should be active in using computer. （ D） educators should have their own email address. 44 The word “institutions“ (Para. 12)here probably refers to （ A） communities. （ B） governments. （ C） schools
34、. （ D） researching groups. 45 What is mainly discussed in the text? （ A） The on-line information for school teaching. （ B） Some problems of the Internet use. （ C） Who is responsible for the Internet safety. （ D） How to evaluate the on-line resources. 45 A parent with a child carrying a musical instr
35、ument or a drawing board walking along a Beijing subway platform or street is a familiar sight on weekends. They are on the way to training schools. Education of their children has become the most important responsibility of parents who were sent to rural areas for “re-education“ during the “Cultura
36、l Revolution“ from 1966 to 1976. They lost the chance for university education and now hope their children can receive a better education than they did. As a result, these people now in their forties expose their little children to early training so that they can enter a prestigious school. The pare
37、nts imagine a road to success: from excellent primary and middle schools to an elite university and then to a good job. On average, they may spend about 100 yuan a month on their children s education. And what results have these parents obtained? Most of them feel that title large investment has fai
38、led to lead to rapid progress in their children s study. “We seem to be throwing our money away, “ said one parent. However, many parents still think that spending more on their children s schooling will result in high scores. These parents have also introduced a “ contract system“ , which offers re
39、wards for good school grades. More than 80% of parents in families in Chengdu have signed contracts with their children, according to the Consumers Times. The paper notes that the heavy pressure put on children to perform well at school has resulted in a decline in children s health. The parents inv
40、estment in their children also includes hiring tutors. A survey of 250 students in Xuzhou found that 10% of their parents hired tutors. The pay for one tutorial hour is three yuan. Liberation Daily commented that these parents have too high expectations of their children. According to the article, “
41、They are trying to help the young plants grow by pulling them upwards. “ They ignore their children s psychology and perhaps will damage the real talents the children possess. 46 Parents in their forties want their children to get the best education because （ A） the parents missed out on their own e
42、ducation when they were young. （ B） it is their responsibility to help their children. （ C） their children are cleverer than they were. （ D） they dont want them to go to the rural areas. 47 In the parents view, entry to a good university depends upon （ A） having some early art training. （ B） attendi
43、ng the best primary and middle schools. （ C） getting a good job. （ D） the parents prestige and position. 48 The “contract system“ is （ A） a method of university entry. （ B） a way of encouraging children to work hard. （ C） an agreement between children and their teachers. （ D） a way of guaranteeing t
44、he young people a good job. 49 In the Xuzhou survey , how many children have extra private lessons? （ A） 250. （ B） 25. （ C） 10 （ D） 3 50 What is the Chinese newspapers attitude to the parents described in this article? （ A） Sympathetic. （ B） Critical. （ C） Approving. （ D） Neutral. 50 He landed in th
45、is country when he was 4 years old without a word of English, and there he has recently graduated with honors from Loyola Academy. An immigrant kid whose family rents an apartment in a city two-flat, he attended the North Shore school with full scholarship. All the aunts and uncles were so proud tha
46、t they made their way from the old country or from various corners of this country to celebrate his graduation. A debate is raging about whether immigrant children first should be taught English, then their other subjects;or whether they should be taught other subjects in their native tongue as they
47、 are more gradually introduced to English over two to three years. California voters recently banished the gradual approach bilingual education in favor of immersion in the English language. The Chicago Public Schools in February put a three-year deadline on moving into all English classes in most c
48、ases. But that was never an issue for this graduate, and it never came up for discussion at his party. Relatives and friends laughed and reminisced in their native tongue, inside and outside, on sofas and lawn chairs. Before long, the instruments came out, old world music filled the air and the trad
49、itional dancing began. Like many immigrant children, the graduate listens to his parents in the old language and responds to them in English. During a year after arriving here and enrolling in a Chicago Public School he was speaking fluent English with an American accent so strong that his parents would roll their eyes. But fluency had not come easily; it required a year of total immersion in English, including a teacher who never could seem to learn how
