1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 299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 What kind of food is most likely to cause dental decay? （ A） Coca Cola. （ B） Sausage. （ C） Milk. （ D） Fried chicken. 12 How many decayed teeth does Dr. Faustick have? （ A） 13. （ B） None. （ C） 1 （ D） A few. 13 What does Dr. Faustick suggest to prevent dental decay? （ A） Brush yo
5、ur teeth in the morning. （ B） Brush your teeth in the evening. （ C） Clean your teeth shortly after eating. （ D） Have your teeth X-rayed. 14 Marco Polo came to China （ A） alone. （ B） with two friends. （ C） with his brothers. （ D） with his father and uncle. 15 He stayed in China for almost （ A） 20 yea
6、rs. （ B） 12 years. （ C） 7 years. （ D） 3 years. 16 How many unbelievable descriptions in Marco Polo s book are mentioned in the passage? （ A） 5. （ B） 3. （ C） 2 （ D） 1 17 According to the speaker, what should the listeners do as soon as possible? （ A） Find a roommate. （ B） Hand in applications. （ C） G
7、o to Spanish house. （ D） Buy a meal ticket for the cafeteria. 18 Which type of housing allows cooking? （ A） Women s dorms. （ B） Men s dorms. （ C） Family housing. （ D） International houses. 19 Which place has no more room for students? （ A） Coed dorms. （ B） Family student housing. （ C） International
8、houses. （ D） Spanish house. 20 What will the listeners probably do next? （ A） Visit the type of housing they like. （ B） Move into the housing. （ C） Fill out forms. （ D） Buy a meal ticket. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each num
9、bered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Nowadays, air travel is very【 C1】 _We are not surprised when we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in Paris and attended a meeting in Beijing on the same day.【 C2】 _, if a person takes long-distance flying frequently
10、, he can be so tired that he maybe feel his brain is in one country, his【 C3】 _in another.【 C4】 _he【 C5】 _knows where he is. When we fly from east to west or【 C6】 _versa, the【 C7】 _we experience after taking a longdistance flying is【 C8】 _, because we cross time zones. According to doctors, air trav
11、elers, after crossing several time zones, are in no【 C9】 _to go to work, and they should go【 C10】 _to bed【 C11】_arrival. As to airline pilots who often live【 C12】 _their own watches and ignore local time, there is no need for them to worry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at
12、 midnight, because they are used to【 C13】 _and are【 C14】 _fit. Many businessmen like long-distance flights, thinking they are【 C15】 _to have been chosen and they are out for promotion. They are lucky if the company follows the doctor s advice and allow them to rest for a day or two【 C16】 _working. H
13、owever, sometimes the manager is so energetic that he believes everyone is【 C17】_to be as fit as he is. Since he has never felt【 C18】 _after flying himself, the work he assigns is so【 C19】 _that the employee is too【 C20】 _to carry the work out satisfactorily. That is disastrous for the employee s he
14、alth and the company s reputation. 21 【 C1】 （ A） ordinary （ B） common （ C） plain （ D） usual 22 【 C2】 （ A） Hence （ B） However （ C） Otherwise （ D） Furthermore 23 【 C3】 （ A） digestion （ B） concentration （ C） friends （ D） life 24 【 C4】 （ A） In short order （ B） All in one （ C） In a word （ D） In other wor
15、ds 25 【 C5】 （ A） almost （ B） nearly （ C） hardly （ D） practically 26 【 C6】 （ A） vice （ B） via （ C） vicar （ D） vibes 27 【 C7】 （ A） weary （ B） fatigue （ C） tired （ D） strain 28 【 C8】 （ A） strengthened （ B） increased （ C） reinforced （ D） aggravated 29 【 C9】 （ A） status （ B） state （ C） situation （ D） con
16、dition 30 【 C10】 （ A） away （ B） straggly （ C） straightforward （ D） straight 31 【 C11】 （ A） in （ B） when （ C） after （ D） on 32 【 C12】 （ A） on （ B） by （ C） upon （ D） with 33 【 C13】 （ A） fly （ B） flying （ C） live （ D） lives 34 【 C14】 （ A） mentally （ B） emotionally （ C） physically （ D） bodily 35 【 C15】
17、（ A） favored （ B） flattened （ C） flayed （ D） flattered 36 【 C16】 （ A） before （ B） behind （ C） after （ D） in front of 37 【 C17】 （ A） likely （ B） supposed （ C） going （ D） expected 38 【 C18】 （ A） discontent （ B） resentful （ C） dissatisfied （ D） uncomfortable 39 【 C19】 （ A） demeaning （ B） demanding （ C）
18、 demonstrative （ D） deplorable 40 【 C20】 （ A） sleepy （ B） excited （ C） exhausted （ D） angry 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 Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised
19、 ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics - the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they hav
20、e begun to come close. As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals t
21、hat thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robot drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micromechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillim
22、eter accuracy -far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone. But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves - goals that pos
23、e a real challenge. “While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific error, “ says Dave La-very , manager of a robotics program at NASA, “ we can t yet give a robot enough common sense to reliably interact with a dynamic world. Indeed the quest for true artificial intelligence has produced ve
24、ry mixed results. Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries. What the
25、y found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brains roughly one hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented - and human perception far more complicated - than previously imagined. They have built robots that can recognize the error of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimete
26、r in a controlled factory environment. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. The most advanced comp
27、uter systems on Earth cant approach that kind of ability, and neu-roscientists still dont know quite how we do it. 41 Human ingenuity was initially demonstrated in_. （ A） the use of machines to produce science fiction （ B） the wide use of machines in manufacturing industry （ C） the invention of tool
28、s for difficult and dangerous work （ D） the elite s cunning tackling of dangerous and boring work 42 The word “gizmos“(Line 1, Paragraph 2)most probably means “_“. （ A） programs （ B） experts （ C） devices （ D） creatures 43 According to the text, what is beyond man s ability now is to design a robot t
29、hat can_. （ A） fulfill delicate tasks like performing brain surgery （ B） interact with human beings verbally （ C） have a little common sense （ D） respond independently to a changing world 44 Besides reducing human labor, robots can also_. （ A） make a few decisions for themselves （ B） deal with some
30、errors with human intervention （ C） improve factory environments （ D） cultivate human creativity 45 The author uses the example of a monkey to argue that robots are_. （ A） expected to copy human brain in internal structure （ B） able to perceive abnormalities immediately （ C） far less able than human
31、 brain in focusing on relevant information （ D） best used in a controlled environment 45 Education is primarily the responsibility of the states. State constitutions set up certain standards and rules for the establishment of school. State laws require children to go to school until they reach a cer
32、tain age. The actual control of the schools, however, is usually a local matter. The control of the schools does not usually come directly from the local government. In each of the three types of city government, public schools are generally quite separate and independent. They cooperate with local
33、officials but are not dominated by the municipal government. Most A-mericans believe that schools should be free of political pressures. They believe that the separate control of the school systems preserves such freedom. Public schools are usually maintained by school districts. The state often set
34、s the district boundaries. Sometimes the school district has the same boundaries as the city. Sometimes it is larger than the city. In the South, county boards of education members are elected. In some places they are appointed by the mayor or city council. The state legislature decides which method
35、 should be used. Most district boards of education try to give all pupils a chance to get a good education. A good education prepares a person to live a better life. It helps him to become a better citizen. Nearly all states give financial aid to local school districts. State departments of educatio
36、n offer other kinds of aid. States offer help with such things as program planning and the school districts. The federal government also helps. The National Defense Education Act allows school districts to get financial aid for certain purposes. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 add
37、ed many other kinds of financial help. But neither the state nor the federal government dictates school policy. This is determined by local school boards. 46 Which of the following law is related to education? （ A） The National Defense Education Act. （ B） The Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
38、（ C） The Independence Act. （ D） Both A and B. 47 How did the state control education? （ A） By setting up certain standard and rules. （ B） By requesting the children to go to schools until they are of certain age. （ C） Either A or B. （ D） Both A and B. 48 How did they preserve the freedom of the scho
39、ols from political pressure? （ A） By uniting all the schools into a union. （ B） By having the federal administration. （ C） By having separate and independent control. （ D） By cooperating with the state government. 49 People favor the independence of school for the reason that _. （ A） people believe
40、that it will ensure the existence of freedom （ B） people believe that it will deprive the school of the financial aid （ C） local government can rid itself from the financial burden （ D） state government is not willing to exert its effort on it 50 The school district is likely to be all of the follow
41、ing EXCEPT_. （ A） larger than city district （ B） larger than the state district （ C） the same as the city district （ D） Both A and C 50 Karen Rusa was a 30-year-old woman and the mother of four children. For the past several months Karen had been experiencing repetitive thoughts that centered around
42、 her children s safety. She frequently found herself imagining that a serious accident had occurred; she was unable to put these thoughts out of her mind. On one such occasion she imagined that her son, Alan, had broken his leg playing football at school. There was no reason to believe that an accid
43、ent had occurred, but she kept thinking about the possibility until she finally called the school to see if Alan was all right. Even after receiving their assurance that he had not been hurt, she described herself as being somewhat surprised when he later arrived home unharmed. Karen also noted that
44、 her daily routine was seriously hampered by an extensive series of counting work that she performed throughout each day. Specific numbers had come to have a special meaning to her; she found that her preoccupation with these numbers was hampering her ability to perform everyday activities. One exam
45、ple was grocery shopping. Karen believed that if she selected the first item on the shelf, something terrible would happen to her oldest child. If she selected the second item, some unknown disaster would fall on her second child, and so on for the four children. Karen s preoccupation with numbers e
46、xtended to other activities, most notable the pattern in which she smoked cigarettes and drank coffee. If she had one cigarette; she believed that she had to smoke at least four in a row, or one of her children would be harmed in some way. If she drank one cup of coffee, she felt compelled to drink
47、four. Karen acknowledged the unreasonableness of these rules, but, nevertheless, maintained that she felt more comfortable. When she observed them earnestly, when she was occasionally in too great a hurry to observe these rules, she experienced considerable anxiety, in the form of a subjective feeli
48、ng of dread and fear. She described herself as tense, uneasy, and unable to relax during these periods. The occurrence of rarely minor accidents does not reduce her belief that she had been directly responsible because of her inability to observe the rules about number. 51 The main idea of this pass
49、age is to_. （ A） describe a woman who suffered from a psychological disease （ B） warn the readers against any imagination （ C） explain the reason why Karen had such fanciful thoughts （ D） present a case for the readers to study 52 Which of the following statements, if true, could most probably cure Karen of the illness? （ A） Her children were all right. （ B） She had a job having little to do with numbers. （ C） She went to a psychoana
