1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 297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 people applied but didnt run the race? （ A） 16,000. （ B） 10,000. （ C） 67000 （ D） 54000 12 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Most competitors did not finish the race within two hours. （ B） Most competitors were interested in the race. （ C） Most competitors were t
5、rying to run as fast as they could （ D） Most competitors wanted to know if they could run 26 miles. 13 Where did one of the runners fall down? （ A） 50 meters from the end. （ B） 15 meters from the end. （ C） 10 meters from the end. （ D） 5 meters from the end. 14 Which of the following is covered in BC
6、D International programs? （ A） Interviews with radio producers. （ B） A large variety of pop songs. （ C） News from the music library. （ D） Stories about the good old days. 15 Which program gives us the ideas behind the pop songs? （ A） The History of Pop. （ B） The Road to Music. （ C） Pop Words. （ D） A
7、bout the Big Hits. 16 For native speakers understanding English pop songs is （ A） effortless. （ B） impossible. （ C） difficult. （ D） unnecessary. 17 What s the main topic of this passage? （ A） It s about the tests of a new airliner before its flying. （ B） It s about how to protect a new airliner. （ C
8、） It s about how to train a new pilot. （ D） It s about what the airliner engineers should do. 18 Why air must be pumped into the plane? （ A） Because without air the plane cant fly. （ B） Because the plane needs air for its fuel. （ C） Because the passengers lives depend on air. （ D） Because the passen
9、gers have paid for it. 19 What would happen if a small part of the plane were to crack? （ A） The plane would not go forward. （ B） The plane would explode. （ C） The plane would fall down. （ D） The plane would fly slowly. 20 For what purpose does the pilot shut off all the engines? （ A） To find out ex
10、actly what happens. （ B） To save fuel. （ C） To fly more slowly. （ D） To keep balance. 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 Generally speaking, a British is widely regard
11、ed 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 commuter train any morning or evening to【 C3】 _the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women si
12、t 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 which,【 C5】 _broken, makes the offender immediately the object of【 C6】 _. It has been known as a fact tha
13、t 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 and hence becomes a source of interest and【 C10】 _to everyone. This may be so.【 C11】_a British cannot
14、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 man in the street seems to be as accurate or as inaccurate as the weathermen in his【 C14】_. Foreigners
15、 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 weather. “Nice day, isn t it?“ “Beautiful day!“ may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?“【
16、 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【 C19】 _to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject w
17、hich 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】 （ A） experience （ B） witness （ C） watch （ D） undergo 24 【 C4】 （ A） Deliberately （ B） Consequently （ C） F
18、requently （ 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） judgement 28 【 C8】 （ A） at length （ B） to a great extent （ C） from his heart （ D） by all means 29 【 C9】
19、 （ 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 32 【 C12】 （ A） faith （ B） reliance （ C） honor （ D） credit 33 【 C13】 （ A） if （ B） once （ C） when （ D） wh
20、ereas 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 【 C17】 （ A） Since （ B） Although （ C） However （ D） Only if 38 【 C18】 （ A） Even if （ B） Because （ C） If （ D）
21、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. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Ev
22、ery country with a monetary system of its own has to have some kind of market in which dealers in bills, notes, and other forms of short term credit can buy and sell. The“money market“ is a set of institutions or arrangements for handling what might be called wholesale transactions in money and shor
23、t term credit. The need for such facilities arises in much the same way that a similar need does in connection with the distribution of any of the products of a diversified economy to their final users at the retail level. If the retailer is to provide reasonably adequate service to his customers ,
24、he must have active contacts with others who specialize in making or handling bulk quantities of whatever is his stock in trade. The money market is made up of specialized facilities of exactly this kind. It exists for the purpose of improving the ability of the retailers of financial services comme
25、rcial banks, savings institutions, investment houses, lending agencies, and even governments to do their jobs. It has little if any contact with the individuals or firms who maintain accounts with these various retailers or purchase their securities or borrow from them. The elemental functions of a
26、money market must be performed in any kind of modern economy, even one that is largely planned or socialist, but the arrangements in socialist countries do not ordinarily take the form of a market. Money markets exist in countries that use market processes rather than planned allocations to distribu
27、te most of their primary resources among alternative uses. The general distinguishing feature of a money market is that it relies upon open competition among those who are bulk suppliers of funds at any particular time and among those seeking bulk funds, to work out the best practicable distribution
28、 of the existing total volume of such funds. In their market transactions, those with bulk supplies of funds or demands for them, rely on groups of intermediaries who act as brokers or dealers. The characteristics of these middlemen, the services they perform, and their relationship to other parts o
29、f the financial vary widely from country to country. In many countries there is no single meeting place where the middlemen get together, yet in most countries the contacts among all participants are sufficiently open and free to assure each supplier or user of funds that he will get or pay a price
30、that fairly reflects all of the influences(including his own)that are currently affecting the whole supply and the whole demand. In nearly all cases, moreover, the unifying force of competition is reflected at any given moment in a common price(that is, rate of interest)for similar transactions. Con
31、tinuous fluctuations in the money market rates of interest result from changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon the market and in the pull of current demands upon the market. 41 The first paragraph is mainly about_. （ A） the definition of money market （ B） the constitution of a mo
32、ney market （ C） the basic functions of a money market （ D） the general feature of a money market 42 According to this passage, a money market_. （ A） provides convenient services to its customers （ B） has close contact with the individuals or firms seeking funds （ C） maintains accounts with various r
33、etailers of financial services （ D） is made up of institutions who specialize in handling wholesale monetary transactions 43 Which of the following statements about a money market is NOT true according to this passage? （ A） Money market does not exist in. planned economies. （ B） Money market has bee
34、n established in some socialist countries. （ C） Money market encourages open competition among bulk suppliers of funds. （ D） Money market relies upon market processes to distribute funds to final users. 44 The author uses the example of middleman to show_. （ A） market transactions are important in d
35、ifferent countries （ B） dealers are needed in doing business （ C） middlemen can play great role in different transactions and different countries （ D） middlemen in different countries have different actions in business 45 According to this passage, _. （ A） brokers usually perform the same kinds of s
36、ervices to their customers （ B） brokers have little contact with each other （ C） open competition tends to result in a common price for similar transactions at any given moment （ D） changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon market tends to maintain a common price for similar transa
37、ctions 45 About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 f
38、rom Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stroke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sports for the disabled. In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took
39、 part. From those beginnings things developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stroke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games
40、, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stroke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1, 604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stroke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along wi
41、th the other Olympics. The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can t enjoy sports. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unw
42、illingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able bodies. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded. 46 The first games fo
43、r the disabled were held_after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England. （ A） 50 years （ B） 21 years （ C） 9 years （ D） 4 years 47 Besides Stroke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in_. （ A） New York （ B） London （ C） Rome （ D） Los Angeles 48 In paragraph 2, the underlined wor
44、d “athletes“ means “_“. （ A） people who support the games （ B） people who watch the games （ C） people who organize the games （ D） people who compete in the games 49 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled. （ B） Sir L
45、udwig Guttmann is an injured soldier. （ C） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany. （ D） Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British. 50 From the passage we may conclude that the writer is_. （ A） one of the organizers of the games for the disabled （ B） a disabled who once took part in the games （ C）
46、against holding the games for the disabled （ D） in favor of holding the game for the disabled 50 Police in the popular resort city Virginia Beach recently began operating video surveillance cameras with controversial face recognition technology. Virginia Beach and Tampa in Florida two cities in the
47、United States acquired the technology, which cost them $197,000. “Before we switched it on, we went through an extensive public education process with hearings and the involvement of citizen groups and minority groups, who helped write the policies we are using, “ said deputy police chief Greg Mulle
48、n. A citizens auditing committee has the right to perform unannounced spot checks on police headquarters to make sure the technology is not being misused. Three of the citys 13 cameras are linked full time to the face recognition system, though the others can be activited as needed. The database of
49、wanted people is updated every day. So far, the system has failed to produce a single arrest, though it has generated a few false alarms. It works by analyzing faces based on a series of measurements, such as the distance from the tip of the nose to the chin or the space between the eyes. Critics say it is highly inaccurate and can be easily fooled. Mullen, who sees the system eventually being linked to the databases of other cit
