1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 304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 When was Twain bom? （ A） 1865. （ B） 1825. （ C） 1835 （ D） 1845 12 What job did Twain get on the Mississippi? （ A） Type-setter. （ B） Writer. （ C） River pilot. （ D） Reporter. 13 Why did Twain go to West? （ A） To prospect for silver and gold. （ B） To get away from the war and the a
5、rmy. （ C） Because of the outbreak of the Civil War. （ D） To travel. 14 How long does a master s degree take in Switzerland? （ A） One year. （ B） Two years. （ C） Three years. （ D） Four years. 15 Who has to choose from a booklet of fifty courses for study? （ A） Students specializing in computer science
6、. （ B） Students studying for a bachelor s degree. （ C） Students doing Ph. D. （ D） Students studying for a master s degree. 16 Why does the speaker think the computer science education in Switzerland is particularly good? （ A） Because it is quite wide-ranging. （ B） Because there s more emphasis on ap
7、plied Information Technology. （ C） Because there are more grants available. （ D） Because students can get money from the state. 17 Why are we far from satisfied with our basic needs? （ A） Because we should save extra money for future expenditure. （ B） Because we have other wants in addition to our b
8、asic needs. （ C） Because we all enjoy reading books. （ D） Because man is never satisfied even if he has everything he wants. 18 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） We should be satisfied with our life. （ B） We should develop good habits. （ C） A reliable income makes the satisfactory standard
9、 of living possible. （ D） To provide for future expenditure is wise. 19 “Shelter“ refers to （ A） safe. （ B） shell. （ C） house. （ D） income. 20 “Expenditure“ means （ A） exercise. （ B） expense. （ C） style. （ D） cost. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose
10、 the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Computers are now being pushed into schools. We know that multimedia will make【 C1】 _easy and fun. Children will happily learn from【 C2】_characters while taught by expertly【 C3】 _software. Who needs teachers when youv
11、e got【 C4】 _education? These expensive toys are difficult to use in the classrooms and【 C5】 _extensive teacher training. Sure, Kids love video games【 C6】 _think of your own experience: can you【 C7】 _even one educational filmstrip of many years ago? Ill【 C8】 _you remember the two or three great teach
12、ers who made a【 C9】 _in your life. Then theres cyberbusiness. Were promised【 C10】 _catalog shoppingjust point and click for great deals. Well order airline tickets【 C11】 _the network, book restaurants and negotiate sales【 C12】 _. Stores will become obsolete. So how come my local mall does more【 C13】
13、 _in an afternoon than the entire Internet【 C14】 _in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to【 C15】_money over the Internet, the network is【 C16】 _a most essential ingredient of trade and commerce: salespeople. Whats absent from this electronic wonderland? People contact. Computers and netwo
14、rks【 C17】 _us from one another. A network chat line is a limp【 C18】_for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive multimedia display comes【 C19】 _to the excitement of a【 C20】 _concert. This virtual reality where frustration is legion andin the holy names of Education and Progressimportant aspects
15、of human interactions are relentlessly devalued. 21 【 C1】 （ A） school work （ B） exercise （ C） teamwork （ D） research 22 【 C2】 （ A） stimulated （ B） animated （ C） developed （ D） interested 23 【 C3】 （ A） guided （ B） prepared （ C） tailored （ D） sold 24 【 C4】 （ A） computer-aided （ B） computer-presented （
16、 C） computer-designed （ D） computer-developed 25 【 C5】 （ A） promise （ B） introduce （ C） encourage （ D） require 26 【 C6】 （ A） but （ B） just （ C） and （ D） therefore 27 【 C7】 （ A） appreciate （ B） recall （ C） comment （ D） produce 28 【 C8】 （ A） recommend （ B） guess （ C） bet （ D） urge 29 【 C9】 （ A） result
17、 （ B） mark （ C） impression （ D） difference 30 【 C10】 （ A） immediate （ B） free （ C） versatile （ D） instant 31 【 C11】 （ A） over （ B） with （ C） by （ D） in 32 【 C12】 （ A） decisions （ B） agreements （ C） contracts （ D） plans 33 【 C13】 （ A） communication （ B） commerce （ C） business （ D） program 34 【 C14】 （
18、 A） reserves （ B） handles （ C） subscribes （ D） transmits 35 【 C15】 （ A） mail （ B） deposit （ C） send （ D） save 36 【 C16】 （ A） missing （ B） disappearing （ C） expelling （ D） retaining 37 【 C17】 （ A） dismantle （ B） confine （ C） discriminate （ D） isolate 38 【 C18】 （ A） occasion （ B） substitute （ C） chang
19、e （ D） compromise 39 【 C19】 （ A） near （ B） up （ C） close （ D） back 40 【 C20】 （ A） life （ B） alive （ C） living （ D） live 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 The demoralizing environme
20、nt, decrepit(老朽的 )building and minimal materials make the high school experience for these children an uphill battle. Merely graduating from such a high school is difficult, much less becoming a high-caliber science or engineering student. Schools with students from a higher socioeconomic level woul
21、d not tolerate the obstacles I encountered daily. Improvements need to be made efficiently and made soon, or the divisions among people in this country will only become more extreme. Of course, there are things that concerned citizens can do to help. Get involved with a school, especially one in a p
22、oor area. Volunteer to give a presentation or just to spend time with the children. My students were excited to talk to an insurance salesperson who came to give a career exploration lecture. They not only were genuinely interested in the opportunities he described but also were amazed that such a m
23、an would donate an afternoon to them. Although those measures can help, they are not enough. For teaching to be effective, the entire environment of the inner city needs to be changed. Teaching someone the difference between velocity and acceleration is irrelevant if the person is hungry and scared.
24、 Programs that educate parents in child-rearing, organize low-income groups into cooperative units, fight drug trafficking and help to clean up the ghettos physically will improve the life in the community. The small alterations and “ new“ proposals currently filling the newspapers are certainly not
25、 strong enough to transform a decaying and demoralized school structure that has been disintegrating for decades. Inner-city schools need so much more, and the children deserve so much more than our society is willing to give. Like many other people, I entered the teaching profession eager to invest
26、igate change and found many institutionalized obstacles in my way. It should not be so difficult to make a difference. 41 By saying “an uphill battle“ , the author means_. （ A） a tough task （ B） a easy job （ C） an upgrade class （ D） climbing a hill 42 We can learn from the text that_. （ A） the polit
27、ical circle will offer the help to the high schools （ B） giving a presentation is beneficial to students （ C） teaching methods have to be changed （ D） students are afraid to talk to strangers 43 The author believes that_. （ A） the divisions among people result from their property （ B） a high-caliber
28、 science student graduates from a ordinary high school （ C） the small alterations should be done immediately （ D） the societys help to inner-city schools is inadequate 44 It is the authors opinion that_will improve the life of inner city people. （ A） offering more education programs to students （ B）
29、 helping to clean up the ghettos physically （ C） taking measures to help extreme poor students （ D） bringing up more engineering students 45 It can be concluded from the authors remarks that_. （ A） we should educate more high schools students （ B） the obstacles in teachers way should be moved away （
30、 C） the decaying school buildings should be reconstructed （ D） we should build up more high schools in our city 45 Many phrases used to describe monetary policy, such as “ steering the economy to a soft landing“ or “a touch on the brakes“, makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be furt
31、her from the truth. The relation between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mi
32、rror and a faulty steering wheel. Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3% one year, close to its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2. 5% the next July. This is a
33、 long way below the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s. It is also less than most forecasters has predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that Americas inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995. In fact,
34、it fell to 2.6% in August, and is expected to average only about 3% for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This is no flash in the pan; over the past few years, inflation has been continually lower
35、than expected in Britain and America. Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially that of America, have little productive slack. Americas capacity utilisation, fo
36、r example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate(5. 6% in August)has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment the rate below which inflation has taken off in the past. Why has inflation proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortuna
37、tely, a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have up-ended the old economic models which were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation. 46 According to the text, making monetary policy changes_. （ A） is comparable to driving a car （
38、 B） is similar to carrying out scientific work （ C） will not influence the economy immediately （ D） will have an immediate impact on the inflation rate 47 From the text we learn that_. （ A） there is a clear relationship between inflation and interest rates （ B） the economy always follows particular
39、trends （ C） the current economic problems are entirely predictable （ D） the present economic situation is better than expected 48 The text suggests that_. （ A） the previous economic models are still applicable （ B） an extremely low jobless rate will lead to inflation （ C） a high unemployment rate wi
40、ll result from inflation （ D） interest rates have an immediate effect on the economy 49 By saying “This is no flash in the pan“(Para. 3), the author means that “_“. （ A） the low inflation rate will continue （ B） the inflation rate will rise again （ C） inflation will disappear entirely （ D） there is
41、no inflation at present 50 How does the author feel about the present situation? （ A） Tolerant. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Disappointed. （ D） Surprised. 50 Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction. Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficien
42、cy and comfort when we work. Today s corporations hire human engineering specialists and spend a great deal of time and money to make sure that the physical environments of buildings are fit to the activities of their inhabitants. Similarly, college classroom space should be designed to encourage th
43、e activity of critical thinking. We will move into the twenty-first century, but step into almost any college classroom and you will step back in time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. The assumption b
44、ehind such an arrangement is obvious: everything important comes from the teacher. With a little imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to the floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interchanges among students. In small or standard-sized classes, chair
45、s, desks and tables can be arranged in different ways: circles, U-shapes, or semicircles. The primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone else. Larger classes, particularly those held in lecture halls, unfortunately, allow much less flexibility. Arrangement of the classroom should
46、 also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises. Small classes with moveable desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture halls, it is possible for students to turn around and form groups of four to six. Breaking a class into small gr
47、oups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other, think out hard, and see how other students thinking processes operate all these are the most important elements in developing new modes of critical thinking. In courses that regularly use a small group format, students might
48、be asked to stay in the same small groups throughout the course. A colleague of mine allows students to move around during the first two weeks, until they find a group they are comfortable with. He then asks them to stay in the same seat, with the same group, from then on. This not only creates a co
49、mfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students names and faces. 51 The expression “step back in time at least a hundred years“(Para. 2)is intended to convey the idea that_. （ A） college classrooms often remind people of their college life （ B） critical thinking was encouraged even a century ago （ C） a hundred years ago, desk arrangement in a classroom was quite different （ D） there is not much ch
